2008
TF6741 : The ruined Chapel of St Edmund
taken 16 years ago, near to Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
The ruined Chapel of St Edmund
According to legend the chapel was built in 1272 by the monks of Bury to commemorate Edmund, the King of East Anglia, on the site of his landing in 855. By the time of the Reformation the chapel was already ruined and all that survives today is the south doorway.
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Adjoining what remains the ruined chapel is a memorial garden >
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Hunstanton lighthouse can be seen in the background (in adjacent grid square). The first Hunstanton lighthouse was built in 1666; the current building dates back to 1844 and it had the world's first parabolic reflector, which was built here in 1776. The present lighthouse ceased operating in 1922 and was converted into a private dwelling; it is currently advertised for sale on the property market.
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