Becket’s Chapel

Becket’s Chapel has been at the heart of Wymondham life for over 800 years but by 2018 it was in a sorry state of repair and on Historic England’s Buildings at Risk register. In 2022 Historic Norfolk (Previously Norfolk Historic Buildings Trust) took over ownership of the building and began a program of repair and restoration, (thanks to grant funding of over £700,000), reopening in June 2023.

This extensive repair programme enabled a thorough examination of the fabric of this medieval chapel and revealed a more complicated building history than previously thought. Founded in the late twelfth century, much of the building is fourteenth century but major works in the 1540s, following the Dissolution of its Wymondham Abbey owner, increased its size for use as the town's Grammar School. It also became used for many community functions until a big restoration by Thomas Jeckyll in the late nineteenth century gave us the building we see today.

Timings

Thursday 17 September:

1100-1500

Location & directions

Historic Norfolk, Beckets Chapel, 2 Church Street, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0PH

Directions:

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Contact on day:

Historic Norfolk

Telephone number:

+441603629048

Booking information

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