This church is said to be largest parish church in Britain and has extremely wide aisles. It was originally a Benedictine priory church. This priory church building was completed in 1119. The base of the tower of the present church is Norman but very little of the rest of the Benedictine church remains. Throughout the medieval period the church was altered and expanded. The aisles were widened in the 13th century, the south porch was added in the 14th century and new windows were put in the north wall in the 15th century. The church was divided into three in the 16th century when the different parts were used by different denominations. These parts were joined again in the 19th century when the church was restored. However much of this work can no longer be seen as the church was gutted in 1942 by bombing and subsequent fire. The interior was rebuilt between 1957 and 1960. Remains of a charnel house have been recorded in the large churchyard which is now being managed and extended as a park by the local council.
--- | Article in Serial: Worship, F. 1849. Crowmer monument, Yarmouth Church. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol II pp 35-42. |
--- | Article in Serial: King, T. W. 1849. Remarks on some ancient shields in the ceiling of the south aisle of St. Nicholas' Church, Great Yarmouth. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol II pp 149-182. |
--- | Article in Serial: King, T. W. 1852. Further Remarks on the Ancient Shields in Yarmouth Church. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol III pp 71-74. |
--- | Article in Serial: Manning, C. R. 1864. Lost brasses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VI pp 3-26. pp 25-26. |
--- | Aerial Photograph: TG5208A, B. |
--- | Article in Serial: Cozens-Hardy B. 1934. Norfolk Crosses. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Pt II pp 297-336. p 333. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1984. Church could face £200,000 bill for repairs. 14 May. |
--- | Article in Serial: Wood, R. 1999. The Chantry Certificates of Norfolk: Towards a Partial Reconstruction. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt II pp 287-306. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1977. Old Yarmouth. 16 November. |
--- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A.. 1995. TG5207/ABM,ABS,ABT. |
--- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. TG5208/U, V, T. |
--- | Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans. |
--- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. pp 494-498; Pl 106. |
--- | Publication: Great Yarmouth Historical Buildings, Ltd.. 1928. Historic Yarmouth and Neighbourhood. An Account of the recent visit of the Suffolk Archaeologists to the Town and Neighbourhood.. 19 May. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1987-1989. [Articles on the £750 000 restoration work needed at St Nicholas' Church, Great Yarmouth]. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1990. Plea for crumbling church. 12 February. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1991. Tombstone led Ron to terror of the seas. 26 August. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1992-1999. [Articles on the funding and restoration work undertaken at St Nicholas' Church, Great Yarmouth]. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993. Old bones mystery. 20 April. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1996. Ancient chest back in church after 50 years. 1 November. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. [unknown]. Sad sight of church after devastating air attack. 15 October. |
--- | Publication: Eccleston, A. W.. 1959. The Rise Of Great Yarmouth. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Great Yarmouth Mercury. [unknown]. Fire-ravaged church rising from ashes. [unknown]. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2009. On a mission to safeguard our churches. 26 December. |
--- | Publication: 1836. Woodward Correspondance. p.60. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Grants given to 18 county churches. 17 February. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Town's memorial to bodysnatchers. 19 October. |
--- | Photograph: 1988. School of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth. Print. |
--- | Monograph: Styan, K.E.. 1902. A Short History of Sepulchral Cross Slabs. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. A holy site receives new honour. 10 December. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Service marks 70 years since raid. 14 June. |
--- | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Secrets linger over wartime destruction. 23 June. |
--- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
--- | Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-East Norfolk and Norwich. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. pp 143-146; Pl 7. |
--- | Article in Serial: Morant, A.W. 1872. Notices of the Church of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VII pp 215-248. |
--- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
<S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1096813. |
<S2> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. Mid 1970's. Drawing of a gargoyle at St Nicholas of Great Yarmouth.. Card. Unknown. |
<S3> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. Mid 1970's. Drawing of a gargoyle at St Nicholas of Great Yarmouth.. Card. Unknown. |
<S4> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. Mid 1970's. Drawing of a gargoyle at St Nicholas of Great Yarmouth.. Card. Unknown. |
<S5> | Illustration: Ashley, S.. Mid 1970's. Drawing of a gargoyle at St Nicholas of Great Yarmouth.. Card. Unknown. |
<S6> | Unpublished Document: Rose, E.. Building Report.. Building Report. |
<S7> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
<S8> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Percival, J. and Forrest, K. 1998. Results of Watching Brief at St Nicholas' Churchyard, Great Yarmouth. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 271. |
<S9> | Publication: Jenkins, S. 2000. England's Thousand Best Churches. |
<S10> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Birks, C. 2006. Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief at St Nicholas' Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Chris Birks Archaeological Services. CB072R. |
<S11> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. Landmark date for church remembered. 11 June. |
<S12> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Stonemasons face a high-level challenge. 16 November. |