Hammerbeam Roof - St Andrew - Hingham, Norfolk - Wooden Church Artefacts on Waymarking.com

Wooden hammerbeam roof of St Andrew's church, Hingham.

"The whole of this church was rebuilt under the inspiration of a rector, named Remigius, in the Decorated period. It was a massive and thorough achievement by a wealthy man with vision to replace a former Norman church. He became Rector in 1319 and many of the windows were completed before the Black Death of 1349. These have an exceptionally beautiful style of tracery, especially on the side walls of the chancel. Remigius died in 1359, and by that date he had completed his rebuilding. Elsewhere church building projects were stopped by the shortage of labour following the plague.

The south porch was most thoroughly restored in 1874 with new windows, new roof and doors. This is recorded on a plaque on its wall inside.

Hammer beams between these [clerestory] windows support the roof of 1871 with lesser hammer beams above the windows. There are small heads of civilians where the arches spring from above the piers. Both aisles have angels supporting the roof, and these angels hold shields to display the emblems of Christ's passion."

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Approximate age of artefact (Year): 1871 Times available for viewing: Daytime hours Entrance fee (if applicable), local currency: 0 Relevant website: Not listed

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