The Undercroft

It was the sloping churchyard which gave rise to the ingenious idea for providing much-needed centralised meeting-rooms, toilets and kitchen facilities.

Below the west end of the south aisle there existed a small crypt, used originally as a Charnel-house — or ‘bone-hole’ and latterly as a, now also redundant, heating-chamber.

In 1981 the Norwich architects, Fielden & Mawson, drew up plans to enlarge the crypt northwards and westwards, below the church’s west front, forming the versatile ‘Undercroft’ which is used for a variety of functions and events in the life of the church and community, but without spoiling the integrity of the ancient church building.

The Undercroft can be entered from the churchyard, or from inside the church and its roof forms a splendid balustraded terrace, used sometimes for open-air worship and social activities, and providing a fine vantage-point for the glorious views.