I found this video strangely overwhelming, emotionally. Perhaps because a dear friend of mine died two days ago which is still raw but also maybe the enchanting soundtrack. In any case, yet another truly astounding piece. As I have said before in comment, we must preserve these mediaeval churches and not just allow them to be swallowed up by those who would wish to obliterate our religious history. I have such an affinity for these places of worship yet am not and never have been a churchgoer other than weddings and funerals and hold no discernible religious views. I can only imagine that I am affected by the sheer enormity of their history ;the trials and tribulations of past worshippers and my genuine belief that those stones hold a vibe of antiquity in their very substance. Apologies for rambling! Thanks once again for your magnificent efforts.
Hi Gary, thanks again for your kind words. So sorry to hear about your friend. There is something very special about these ancient religious sites - they have a real warm and comforting feel about them. The history surrounding these architectural wonders is quite incredible - if only the walls could speak - the stories they could tell. Thanks again for tuning in, it’s much appreciated 😊 - regards Edward
@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk Thank you for your kind words Edward. Indeed, comforting is a perfect description of the ambience of these places. Great work and thanks again.
Wow, what a stupendous setting for such a beautiful building. Thanks for taking the time to film and upload the historical narrative Edward. Your channel has the content, and vision which appeals to me more historically and emotionally than any other. Fantastic editing too! Please keep up the great work, it is truly appreciated. Mike
Hi Mike, thanks so much again for your kind words, it’s very much appreciated 😊. This is a beautiful area of Norfolk with another thatched roofed church just a stones-throw from here - St Gregory’s in Heckingham. I featured this church (also redundant) in one of my earlier videos. Thank-you for tuning in regularly
There is another man, Allan Barton, doing videos exactly like this one. Here on UA-cam, somewhere. Very thorough, with educational dialogue. THIS, particular building, is in one of his videos. Thank-you, Norfolk ; stay tuned for more,.......folks.
Hi Peter I think I have seen some of Allan Barton’s videos on the churches of Norfolk before - a very knowledgeable man - thanks for watching and appreciate the comments 🙂
Hi thank-you for your interest in the channel. In terms of lost villages due to plague a classic example of this near to Kings Lynn is the ruins of St James’ Church in Bawsey. Located in the Gaywood valley the village shrank to below a sixth of its previous size once the Black Death had swept through. This was one of the first places I visited on the channel so the video is available - please bear in mind this was one of my first videos so wasn’t the best - I have since re-visited with the drone and will upload a new video of the Bawsey ruins soon. Thanks again for your interest
I read that some churches became separated from their settlements due to the change in ploughing practice when villagers had to band together to get the necessary number of oxen to pull the newly-introduced plough. So they moved. Is there evidince of plague pits at Hayles?
Hi - changes in farming practises played its part in some instances too. I was contacted by a couple of people at different times during my research who were local to the area of Hales who said there were once a couple of suspicious sites nearby to the church which had long been rumoured to be plague pits - however I was unable to identify where these were in relation to the churchyard! Thanks for your interest!
The gravestone in the floor reads (from Latin): “In the hope of a blessed resurrection , Peter Lawes, rector of this parish, departed this life on 5th June The year of Salvation 1722 Year of the Age 58”
Very beautiful video and interesting information about it's history. I'm building a 1:100 scale model of this church in paper card with it's interiors shown as well, so would love to get any information and pictures or videos is possible of the internal structure of the round tower and it's floors and hatch openings. Most of the structure is completed but the internal portion of the tower is still not finished due to details not available. Any help very much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Hi Aadil - oh wow how interesting! It was a good few years ago I visited this church. What I would recommend for you to do is to join the Historic Churches of Norfolk Facebook group. It is a very friendly group and would be a brilliant information source for your project - good luck with it 🙂
@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk I'm already a member there and have got a lot of help from some of the members there too except for the tower details from inside. Recent vandalism has shut down the church so someone who was going to try and get me some pictures can't do so now. Hope things change for the better soon.
Such a shame about the vandalism. The church is located a good distance from me so I won’t be visiting again in the near future unfortunately. The only footage I have of the interior is what is included in the video - sorry I can’t help anymore than that. Hopefully you get to finish your project soon. I bet you’ll gain a lot of interest as it is a much loved church 🙂
@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk yes, even though I haven't visited this lovely church it is a favourite and would love to see it on my next visit to the UK in the future. I'll have to make do with whatever pictures I have of the interior of the tower taken about 15 years apart with many modifications to the ladders showing up in the later ones.
Sadly this church has now become a target for vandals. On my last visit (Sept. 2022) many of the windows had been smashed and the building was locked. Wish I knew what could be done about it.
I heard about this and it’s absolutely terrible - how anyone could do such a thing to such a beautiful part of our history I will never be able to understand - some people have very little respect for anything these days sadly
I found this video strangely overwhelming, emotionally. Perhaps because a dear friend of mine died two days ago which is still raw but also maybe the enchanting soundtrack. In any case, yet another truly astounding piece. As I have said before in comment, we must preserve these mediaeval churches and not just allow them to be swallowed up by those who would wish to obliterate our religious history. I have such an affinity for these places of worship yet am not and never have been a churchgoer other than weddings and funerals and hold no discernible religious views. I can only imagine that I am affected by the sheer enormity of their history ;the trials and tribulations of past worshippers and my genuine belief that those stones hold a vibe of antiquity in their very substance. Apologies for rambling! Thanks once again for your magnificent efforts.
Hi Gary, thanks again for your kind words. So sorry to hear about your friend. There is something very special about these ancient religious sites - they have a real warm and comforting feel about them. The history surrounding these architectural wonders is quite incredible - if only the walls could speak - the stories they could tell. Thanks again for tuning in, it’s much appreciated 😊 - regards Edward
@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk Thank you for your kind words Edward. Indeed, comforting is a perfect description of the ambience of these places. Great work and thanks again.
Interesting history, love looking at churches, nicely put together video 😊👍
Thanks for watching guys and leaving a comment - much appreciated 😊
What a lovely Romanesque arch
Hi Alex thanks for commenting 😊 - beautiful church this one in an idyllic setting
Beautifully filmed, written and edited. Thank you.
Thankyou for watching and the complimentary comments 😊
This church is absolutely amazing thanks for sharing.
Thanks for tuning in and really appreciate the comments 😊
@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk your welcome.
Wow, what a stupendous setting for such a beautiful building.
Thanks for taking the time to film and upload the historical narrative Edward. Your channel has the content, and vision which appeals to me more historically and emotionally than any other. Fantastic editing too!
Please keep up the great work, it is truly appreciated. Mike
Hi Mike, thanks so much again for your kind words, it’s very much appreciated 😊. This is a beautiful area of Norfolk with another thatched roofed church just a stones-throw from here - St Gregory’s in Heckingham. I featured this church (also redundant) in one of my earlier videos. Thank-you for tuning in regularly
Interesante reportaje
Oh wow, wonderful. X
Thankyou - lovely place this - actually visited last year but only just got around to editing this week 😊
So awesome! Really enjoyed this! I’d love to have a chance to explore and investigate here! You killed it with this one my friend! 🙌🏻🤙🏻
Hi guys - quite a history behind this particular church and a lovely area of Norfolk - thanks for watching and the comment 😊
There is another man, Allan Barton, doing videos exactly like this one. Here on UA-cam, somewhere. Very thorough, with educational dialogue. THIS, particular building, is in one of his videos. Thank-you, Norfolk ; stay tuned for more,.......folks.
Hi Peter I think I have seen some of Allan Barton’s videos on the churches of Norfolk before - a very knowledgeable man - thanks for watching and appreciate the comments 🙂
Just sub to you as you shared your post on my Britain’s abandoned And Haunted rn page great content look forward to watching more and love the music 👻
Thanks so much for watching and the kind comments are much appreciated 😊
Just found your channel. Have you got any history of kings lynn and surrounding villages. I'm in Downham market. I find Yr content really interesting
Hi thank-you for your interest in the channel. In terms of lost villages due to plague a classic example of this near to Kings Lynn is the ruins of St James’ Church in Bawsey. Located in the Gaywood valley the village shrank to below a sixth of its previous size once the Black Death had swept through. This was one of the first places I visited on the channel so the video is available - please bear in mind this was one of my first videos so wasn’t the best - I have since re-visited with the drone and will upload a new video of the Bawsey ruins soon. Thanks again for your interest
I read that some churches became separated from their settlements due to the change in ploughing practice when villagers had to band together to get the necessary number of oxen to pull the newly-introduced plough. So they moved. Is there evidince of plague pits at Hayles?
Hi - changes in farming practises played its part in some instances too. I was contacted by a couple of people at different times during my research who were local to the area of Hales who said there were once a couple of suspicious sites nearby to the church which had long been rumoured to be plague pits - however I was unable to identify where these were in relation to the churchyard! Thanks for your interest!
The gravestone in the floor reads (from Latin):
“In the hope of a blessed resurrection , Peter Lawes, rector of this parish, departed this life on 5th June
The year of Salvation 1722
Year of the Age 58”
Thank-you for watching and contributing - very interesting and thanks for sharing 🙂
Very beautiful video and interesting information about it's history. I'm building a 1:100 scale model of this church in paper card with it's interiors shown as well, so would love to get any information and pictures or videos is possible of the internal structure of the round tower and it's floors and hatch openings. Most of the structure is completed but the internal portion of the tower is still not finished due to details not available. Any help very much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Hi Aadil - oh wow how interesting! It was a good few years ago I visited this church. What I would recommend for you to do is to join the Historic Churches of Norfolk Facebook group. It is a very friendly group and would be a brilliant information source for your project - good luck with it 🙂
@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk I'm already a member there and have got a lot of help from some of the members there too except for the tower details from inside. Recent vandalism has shut down the church so someone who was going to try and get me some pictures can't do so now. Hope things change for the better soon.
Such a shame about the vandalism. The church is located a good distance from me so I won’t be visiting again in the near future unfortunately. The only footage I have of the interior is what is included in the video - sorry I can’t help anymore than that. Hopefully you get to finish your project soon. I bet you’ll gain a lot of interest as it is a much loved church 🙂
@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk yes, even though I haven't visited this lovely church it is a favourite and would love to see it on my next visit to the UK in the future. I'll have to make do with whatever pictures I have of the interior of the tower taken about 15 years apart with many modifications to the ladders showing up in the later ones.
It certainly is a beautiful church - one of the most picturesque in Norfolk and the thatched roofing really adds to its uniqueness 🙂
Sadly this church has now become a target for vandals. On my last visit (Sept. 2022) many of the windows had been smashed and the building was locked. Wish I knew what could be done about it.
I heard about this and it’s absolutely terrible - how anyone could do such a thing to such a beautiful part of our history I will never be able to understand - some people have very little respect for anything these days sadly
As usual, the most ghastly and unsuitable backgroud "music" for this. Grossly insensitive.....