St Peter Hungate, Norwich | |
Coordinates: | 52.6311°N 1.2971°W |
Osgraw: | TG 23210 08803 |
Location: | Norwich, Norfolk |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Heritage Designation: | Grade I listed |
St Peter Hungate, Norwich is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich.[1]
The church is medieval. The date of 1460, representing rededication by the Paston Family, may appear on the North doorway.
Rectors have included:
After closure, in 1929, the church was converted to a Museum of Ecclesiastical Art (1932), later renamed Hungate Museum of Church Art. The museum closed in 1995, and the church passed into the care of Norwich Historic Churches Trust.[4] It is now occupied by 'Hungate' a centre for Medieval Art.[5]
The museum purchased a positive organ in 1938 from a monastery at Lucca, Tuscany Italy. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.