Norwich Cathedral Close |
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St. Ethelbert's Gate, seen from Queen Street.
The upper storey with ornate carvings and flushwork designs. The lower portion of the gatehouse. Niche at the south side of the gateway. Vaulting in the roof of the gateway. The waulted roof. The gatehouse seen from the east. More ornate flushwork designs. The Erpingham Gate, seen from the south-east. The Erpingham Gate from the west. Statue above the gateway. Carvings at the south side. Carvings at the north side. The cathedral viewed through The Erpingham Gateway. The carvings at the south side. The curtain wall of the cathedral close, alongside Palace Street. The wall as it turns to join the gatway to the Bishop's Palace.
From Pastscape: St. Ethelbert's Gateway was built circa 1316 with the chapel of St Ethelbert over the gateway, and the Erpingham Gateway was built c 1420 as a memorial to Sir Thomas Erpingham. Restored in the 19th century. |