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In mediaeval times, there were over two hundred anchorites
in East Anglia. However, sadly, very few of the cells or
anchorholds have survived.
In King's Lynn, the small medieval, cruciform, church of All
Saints' has the remains of a south facing anchorhold, which
is complete.
The little cell is simply furnished, with a table, laid with
a pewter plate and a glass and a pottery jug, to represent
Anchoress, an altar, a few benches, and the floor is strewn
with herbs and rushes, as in medieval times.
The feeling inside the room could perhaps be described as
prayerful and, considering the three hundred flats which
surround the church, incredibly peaceful.
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