Ruined Church And Manor House

The ruined church and manor house, likely built by Bishop Herbert de Losinga between 1091 and 1119, is located on the site of the Anglo-Saxon Cathedral of Elmham. It was converted into a fortified manor house by Bishop Despencer in the late 14th century. The structure is made of ferruginous conglomerate with a flint core and ashlar dressings, while the 14th-century work features brick dressings. The building is roofless and includes a western tower with a semicircular stair turret, an aisleless nave, a continuous transept with armpit towers, and an apse. There is evidence of ashlar dressed tower and west transept arches, as well as north and south nave doorways and entrances into the armpit towers. The 14th-century work includes a semicircular tower base that matches the original stair turret and several masonry partitions with brick dressings. The site is surrounded by 14th-century earthworks. The building is also recognized as a scheduled Ancient Monument.