St Peter Mancroft stands on the edge of the market place in Norwich and is one of the largest parish churches in Norfolk. It was rebuilt in the fifteenth century, when Norwich was among the wealthiest cities in England, and its glass reflects that prosperity.
The east window
The great east window contains 42 panels of mainly mid-fifteenth-century glass, painted by Norwich glaziers whose names were not recorded. Later restoration has filled some of the gaps. Elsewhere in the church, heraldic glass records the families and guilds that paid for the building and its windows. Few parish churches outside the great cathedrals keep as much medieval glass in one place.
| Place | Details |
|---|---|
| Location | Norwich, Norfolk, England |
| Type | Parish church |
| Period | Medieval |
| Glass artists | Norwich glaziers (unrecorded) |
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Published 4 November 2026