2009

TG3006 : The ruins of St Saviour's church - view west

taken 15 years ago, near to Surlingham, Norfolk, England

The ruins of St Saviour's church - view west
The ruins of St Saviour's church - view west
Dating from the 12th century, St Saviour's church was in regular use until about the year 1705. The ruin is not marked on OS maps. Little is known of the parish of St Saviour's except that two buildings once used to stand here - the church and a barn which has not survived. Some of the gravestones were moved to St Mary's and others have disappeared with the passage of time. In more recent times the writer and naturalist Ted Ellis (1909-1986) was buried here > Link. Edward Augustine Ellis lived in a cottage at Wheatfen Broad with his wife Phyllis for 40 years. He set up his own nature reserve on the 130 acre site comprising woodland, fen and marshland. From 1928-1956 he was the Keeper of Natural History at the Norwich Castle Museum but at the age of 47 he resigned to concentrate on his work as a naturalist. He had an extensive knowledge of the wildlife and eco-systems of the Norfolk Broads and eventually became know as 'the people's naturalist'. LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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Category: Church (ruined)
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2009 Galleries: · Ruined Churches in Norfolk Automatic Clusters: · St Mary's Church [68] · Marked on OS Maps [38] · Ruined St Saviour's Church [33] · View of the Church [32] Other Photos: · Sign at entrance to the Ted Ellis Nature Reserve · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - wardens' huts · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - entrance · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - Wheatfen Cottage · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - Surlingham Wood · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - Home Dyke · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - boardwalk along Home Dyke · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve -path along Home Dyke · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - Penguin Dyke · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - Fen Channel · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - path through Old Mill Marsh · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - Old Mill Marsh · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - Old Mill Marsh · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - The Thatch · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - path skirting Old Mill Marsh · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - boardwalk to Home Dyke · The Ted Ellis Nature Reserve - shed by Wheatfen Cottage · Water level gauge board at Home Dyke, Wheatfen Broad · Path in Wheatfen Broad · Path skirting Surlingham Wood · Seat in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Plank bridge in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Path in Surlingham Wood · Path through Surlingham Wood · The edge of Surlingham Wood · Path in Surlingham Wood · Plank bridge over ditch in Surlingham Wood · Drainage ditch in Surlingham Wood · Home Dyke in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Boardwalk in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Pond in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Pond in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Bird hide in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Path past a bird hide on Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Drainage channel on the edge of the Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Cygnets slurping duckweed in a drainage channel · Cygnet feeding on duckweed · Cygnet feeding on duckweed · Reedbeds in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · No entry along this path · Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) - flowers · Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) · Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) · A drainage channel in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · A path on the Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Footbridge on the summer path in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Wild valerian beside the summer path · Swans in a drainage channel beside the summer path · Boardwalk and bridge on the summer path · View across the River Yare towards Strumpshaw Marsh · View towards Strumpshaw Marsh · Boardwalk on the summer path · Footbridge on the summer path in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · The summer path · Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) - flowers · Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) - flowers · Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) · Wildlife on a path through Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Footbridge over a drainage channel on Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Swampy ground in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) · Partially submerged path on Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Flooded path · Boardwalk in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Boardwalk in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Drainage channel on the edge of the Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Boardwalk in Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Wild valerian growing beside Home Dyke · View across Wheatfen Broad · Water-lilies in the Fen Channel · Drainage channel into Deep Waters · Shady path skirting Surlingham Wood · Bridge on the path skirting Alder Carr Marsh · Boardwalk through Alder Carr · A path on the Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · A path on the Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Meadowsweet growing beside a drainage channel · View across Old Mill Marsh · The pond by The Thatch · Boardwalk on Ted Ellis's nature reserve · Pond on Ted Ellis's nature reserve · View across a pond on Ted Ellis's nature reserve · Marshy area on Ted Ellis's nature reserve · Pond and hide on Ted Ellis's nature reserve · Footbridge over a drainage channel at Wheatfen Broad · Reeds growing beside a drainage channel at Wheatfen Broad · Drainage channel at Wheatfen Broad · Path along a drainage channel at Wheatfen Broad · One of the boardwalks at the Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Boat by one of the drainage channels at Wheatfen Broad · Marshy area south-west of Wheatfen Broad · Seat beside a path at Wheatfen Broad · Boardwalk under construction at the Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Walkway made from thick planks · Boardwalk along a drain at the Wheatfen Broad nature reserve · Logs beside the path to Deep Water at Wheatfen Broad · New footbridge over a drain by Wheatfen Broad · This path is currently closed · New viewpoint at Deep Water Broad · View across Deep Water · Boardwalk by Deep Water Broad at the Wheatfen nature reserve · Forest School area at the Wheatfen nature reserve ·
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TG3006, 532 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Evelyn Simak   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 1 May, 2009   (more nearby)
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Friday, 1 May, 2009
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OSGB36: geotagged! TG 308 068 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:36.6052N 1:24.4486E
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OSGB36: geotagged! TG 308 068
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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