St. Mary's Church Ruins - East Somerton, Norfolk England

St. Mary's Church Ruins in East Somerton, Norfolk is one of my most favorite ruins in all of England. Join me as I take you to this incredible hidden church ruin and tell you a little bit of the history behind it.
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Evelyn Edwards is a successful American actress and photographer. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, and the Ridley Scott Associates film Loom.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Music degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She lives with her husband in the United Kingdom, where they share their passion and love for castles and photography together.

[@susand934]

Ruins are cool with a tree filled with legends growing in middle. A Norfolk gem.

[@Brenda-gv3cc]

I’ve watched all your videos, when will there be more?

[@antonchristian873]

This is a great series Evelyn !, I was lucky enough to have lived in Norfolk for 4 years, and regard it as my spiritual home. Keep up the great work !

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ahhh amazing! I LOVE Norfolk! So so so much history there! Thank you! 💚😉🙏🏻⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@cathoutdoors523]

Just stinging. A very interesting story too. I love the editing too. Look forward to seeing more of your videos. 🏰👑👍😊

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much Cath!!! 💚💚💚🙏🏻☺️⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@cathoutdoors523]

@@EvelynEdwards your very welcome Evelyn 👑🙏📸

[@bobfeast5669]

I used to live at Winterton near by and visited this fascinating ruin many times. Brought back memories Many thanks

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ahhh amazing!! Love that town and the dunes! Such a lovely little corner of the world. Thank you so much Bob!

[@ThankYou-bn6bp]

Ruins make me feel nostalgic. Once again, a perfect production! Bravo!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Me tooooooo! Thank you so much! 💚🏰🙏🏻

[@fatherchristmas5498]

Loved it. Magical X

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you SO much Heath! Thank you for coming along with me!

[@poolhall9632]

American who grew up in the UK, loving this channel. I’ve been to so many of these 🙌🏻

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ahhh yay!!! Thank you so much!! I’m So glad you found me! Hooray for Americans in the UK!

[@Boshuda1977]

What an evocative place.. I imagined all sorts of scenarios over the years.. Need to visit for myself!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Awww yay!!! Thank you so much Darren!!! Definitely go!! You will LOVE it!!!

[@davidseetvsierra123]

Fantastic video, beautifully done! I love this place. It looks very magical, and with that tree right in the middle. You wonder how things were back then, when the church was the place of gathering for the community. What secrets, and tales have been buried there. You really transported us, thank you!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ahhh David thank you so much for this lovely message. I’m totally with you. I love imagining what the people were like in these amazing buildings. So glad you felt the mystery like I did!

[@elizabethvisser5176]

Nice knowing the history of a ruin like this. Super filming

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so so much Elizabeth! So glad you enjoyed. It is such an incredible place. 💚🙏🏻☺️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⛪️

[@hildaalderton4513]

Amazing !!! This is travelling with you to my ancestor's lands !!!!! 👏🏼🙏🏼✨💜

[@gabig9593]

How I loved this episode! One of my favourites now. Just great!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Awwww YAY!!!! Thank you Gabi!! I’m so glad you liked it!! Absolutely one of my favorite places ever! Thank you for watching friend!!

[@jenniferwhitlow5457]

I recognize the person in the blue jacket 💙 I Absolutely love this video !

[@willbo2000]

Really enjoyed this one, fascinating! I will stick with the squirrel version though! 👍

[@oldtomsphotos]

Oh dear another one on my 'must do' list.

[@EvelynEdwards]

This is a super super dooper must do!! I’m here to make your list as epic as possible! 😉💚⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏻

[@oldtomsphotos]

@@EvelynEdwards Thank you. My must do list stretches into 2024, I hope I live that long.

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@oldtomsphotos hahahahah! I may need to take a peek at you list! You might have some things that I need to see on it too!!

[@ChimozuFu]

Each episode is a mini escape

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ahhhh yay!! I love this! Thank you!! 💚☺️🙏🏻⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@HauntedScouse]

Wow, Wow, Wow... stunning. Beautifully filmed Evelyn. Really enjoyed this. Wish it was closer for us to explore for our own channel. Looking forward to more.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thaaaaank you!!! Someday, if you can, go do a trip to Norfolk there are SO MANY crazy incredible places. Look up All Saints Church in Billocksby. It got struck by lightening in the 1700s. The crack is still there. Bananas!

[@SorgiStories]

Couldn't see your breath...but that's OK. We're here for the awesome ridiculousness of this storytelling. The only thing we can compare to it that we've seen is Mission San Juan Capistrano. Now, stick that place in a fairy tale in a hidden area 500 years beforehand, and you get these ruins. Wow. That photo with the person inside shows how MASSIVE it was.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Love the San Juan Capistrano Mission! An amazing place! (I’m originally from California. ;) Thanks for watching!!

[@damianharrison9807]

Just wow.. stunning place and your video captured it beautifully. Nice work 👍🏻🏰

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you Damian!!! How lucky am I! Here, Instagram, and Facebook! I get the trifecta of awesome messages from you!! 💚💚💚🙏🏻⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😁

[@KingArthursReturn]

Great video...Thank you...Have been a couple of times and loved it there...

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much Mark!! So appreciated. Me too. Never get tired of going there. Such a fabulous place. ☺️

[@JanetHamilton-b7t]

What a Magical Church ,...Thinks God's Still there 🦋

[@EvelynEdwards]

An amazing place!

[@nickbonavita1379]

COME ON, be bold and walk around it three times. Okay how about two and a half times, two maybe ???

[@EvelynEdwards]

You are so right! “I ain’t afraid of no ghost!!” 👻 😉😉

[@Josh-mon]

I like Norfolk castle and I like the stock

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much Josh! Me too!! Not quite sure what you mean by stock... but I’ll take it! ;)

[@Josh-mon]

@@EvelynEdwards Cheers Evelyn great channel keep it up!

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@Josh-mon thank you!!!

[@taniaspandler263]

It is an amazing place, i lived in west Somerton just around the corner from the ruin. I used to visit on a regular basis and my imagination used to run riot 🙂

[@EvelynEdwards]

Awww amazing! Love love this area. The dunes. The sea lions... all of it! Thank you for watching Tania!

[@larenagetz4938]

So beautiful ❤️

[@adityanaik6617]

really nice video

[@Brenda-gv3cc]

I’ve watched all your videos, when will there be more?

[@EvelynEdwards]

Amazing! Wow wow! I usually do one every few weeks. :)

[@Sorme1001]

Lovely little video. Beautiful, haunting place.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much! A truly incredible place. I always feel in awe when I go. 💚⛪️🙏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿☺️

[@katherinemadson4137]

I wonder what happened to the flooring and what it was?

[@EvelynEdwards]

This age of church would have been stone…maybe tile. 💚

[@Bolter024]

Your editing is certainly improving! 👍🏻 And love it, the place is sort of hauntingly beautiful.. that's why I love castles and old ruins

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ahhh thank you!! Learning learning ever learning. I’ll get good enough one of these days to let someone else do it!!! ;) I’m an with you ! Ruins and castles all the way!!

[@willbo2000]

Really enjoyed this one, fascinating! I will stick with the squirrel version! 👍

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@willbo2000 hahahahah! Good choice. Squirrels are much better than witches. ;) thank you so much Will!!

[@warminipainting]

Fantastic as always. From above you wouldn't know it was there :)

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you friend!!! Right?! To be honest you wouldn’t know it was there from the road even! I had to have someone take me there. I would have totally missed it!

[@warminipainting]

@@EvelynEdwards Wow, even from the road! Great find :)

[@AScottishOdyssey]

Looks like a really interesting church. Theirs a kirk (Church of Scotland) in the village that I grew up in, which is built on the site of the chapel that served the village, before the Reformation. It is claimed, that the Gothic styled window at the back of the kirk, is the only surviving part of the original chapel.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ohhh fantastic!! What part of Scotland do you live!? One of my favorite places on earth, Scotland. Have missed being able to go during lockdown. :(

[@AScottishOdyssey]

@@EvelynEdwards I'm in Renfrewshire. I love exploring Scotland as well. There's few things in Paisley that are worth seeing. There's also a mural trail through the town, and an observatory.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Amazing! As soon as we’re allowed to go to Scotland again I’m in!

[@AScottishOdyssey]

@@EvelynEdwards Fingers crossed this will be over, sooner, rather than later. I'm itching to be back out exploring again as well

[@robinwk1]

Great presentation,Evelyn.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much!! 💚☺️🙏🏻⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rachelann4073]

I absolutely love your videos

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much!! 💚💚💚

[@williamcarpenter9457]

Another great one. Thanks for your scholarship, Your Majesty!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Aww shucks. Coming from you that means a lot. Thank you Sir William! 💚🙏🏻⛪️☺️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@williamcarpenter9457]

@@EvelynEdwards Condensing and delivering history--it's an art!

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@williamcarpenter9457 oh man oh man! Little did I know when I jumped in to this venture!

[@rrocketman]

This was great

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed!! 💚🙏🏻😁⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@bethcrawford7427]

17 monarchs. Neato! Thank you Evelyn, for your evocative journey through the past, via St. Mary's skeleton.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Hahah! Yay!! Thank you so much for coming a long with me Beth!

[@scottvriesman2591]

Amazing episode and church! Kudos to Chris and the drone work, especially the straight down views. I’ll be waiting for the nighttime episode! 😳

[@EvelynEdwards]

Hahahah! There are some photographers who won’t go here alone. I never get the creepy vibe from any of these places. I think my haunted button is broken. Chris will be VERY happy you liked his droney bits. ;)

[@stefangonzalevski9532]

Loved the mood ! I wish I could visit it at night now... I guess ghosts have a lot to tell !

[@EvelynEdwards]

THANK you Stefan! It is such a cool spot. People who have gone at night have lots of crazy stories. I’ve always gone during daylight. No 👻 for me thanks!

[@stefangonzalevski9532]

@@EvelynEdwards Thank you for taking time to answer ! Thank you for your videos. And happy new year !

[@EvelynEdwards]

@@stefangonzalevski9532 my absolute pleasure. Happy new year to you Stefan!!

[@Raja-nt6yz]

Beautiful place

[@EvelynEdwards]

Isn’t it? I am in awe every time I go here. :)

[@IamaDutch-Kiwi]

Myths and legends, the world would be a dull place without them And the English excel on that score. The presence of so many ruins is a goldmine for stories of old. Just love them. Love castles, mansions, estates all dating back so far one can't count the years. Some of the frames if frozen make ideal painting subjects to adorn walls in galeries and homes. Lovely video. Thanks for the privilege of having this peek into another classic time. 🌷 🙏 🙋‍♀️

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ahhh! This comment warmed my heart so much! Thank you! We are kindred spirits! Love love love all these marvelous old spaces, the people who lived or worshipped in them, and their stories. This is a particularly special place to me. So glad you enjoyed! 💚🙏🏻☺️⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@michelebowman7124]

I've been viewing more of the KZbin videos, especially when I miss a live (CC member) 🙂 Came across this one by accident. Love this ruin.

[@jaymees6637]

Awesome video! The view of the archway and the tree growing up through it, looks just like the scene in Ever After. It such a beautiful place!

[@tiffanycurtiss1220]

Another GREAT! Spectacular footage, slow enough to really take in the Beauty of it all! Made me feel like I was there with you😁 And Always the right amount of interesting information, Love this Very much!!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much Tiffany!! Ahh the balance of it all!! Thank you so so much for your kind words. Made my day! Happy holidays friend!! 💚🎄❄️🎅🏻⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Jamieannjellybean79]

Absolutely breathtaking. Ruins to me just have some extra magic about them. Thank You so much for your amazing videos. They take me to my happy place. ❤

[@EvelynEdwards]

💚💚💚 I’m with you! Ruins are my absolute favorite!

[@dylanmannmusic1739]

Love your videos, informative and professional productions. Your passion for history is infectious.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ahhh Dylan! You’ve made my day! Thank you so so much. So glad you enjoyed! 💚🙏🏻☺️⛪️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@frankjandera5980]

Another good one. Very well filmed. Especially the camera move is excellent! I feel you put more historical facts in your stories?!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you Frank!! We got a steady cam so as I when I walk around and take footage it looks smother. Thank you for noticing that!! 💚💚

[@mortpourlafrance4680]

Through your explanations the story comes alive, and how the tree could grow there, great video!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much Isi!!! Thank you for Coming over and watching!!

[@jackieotto3768]

What a great Christmas present to watch. Bama love love loves to watch these. A bit better than exceptional I must say. Can't wait to see more! Merry Christmas to you and Chris. We love the Queen of the Castles Calendar. A perfect gift.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thank you so much!! So glad you liked it! Merriest Christmas to all of the LaLondes!

[@kimwarren42]

Love this! Amazing to see the person standing next to it. It’s much bigger than I thought!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Both the tree and the church are actually quite large!!

[@laurielockhart6645]

Outstanding! Sentimental, educational and humbling, this well spoken film brought my mind into a different century from my cozy Christmas home! I was so enthralled I almost burned the onions I had set to sweat!! I’ll be dancing three turns around the Christmas tree in hopes of raising the spirit of St. Nichols... God Bless is... Everyone 😇🙏🏻

[@EvelynEdwards]

Ohhh Laurie!!! THANK you!! You’ve absolutely made my day. Thank you friend. That means so much!! 💚💚

[@EvelynEdwards]

Hahahh that’s a great idea!’ 3 times around the Christmas tree!! Love it!

[@GhostshadowShadowghost]

Astonishing ! Thank you for sharing your passion for history and art with us 💝

[@EvelynEdwards]

ahhh my absolute pleasure! thank you so much and thank you for watching!

[@jackhodges7377]

Well done. My favorite episode so far. Great history, background music and video. Glad you didn't walk around the witch's finger three times!! Thank you Evelyn.

[@EvelynEdwards]

Yaaaaayyy Jack!!! THANK you!!! I’m so glad you liked! No waking up witch spirits for me thank you! 2020 has been enough!! 😉 happy holidays friend!

[@straightshotsheila]

Thank you so much for allowing us to go on these journeys with you. LOVED IT!!!! And I was thrilled that it came in on an email and I didn't have to check in with KZbin to see if you had added another adventure. Appreciate these so much!!!

[@EvelynEdwards]

Thaaaaaank you Sheila!! I’m so tickled you liked it!! It just stopped me in my tracks completely the first time I saw it. So glad I could take you along by proxy! ;)