The parish of St Margaret lies in the western part of the city of Norwich, one of a string of churches built along the line of the ancient west to east through-route across the city, here represented by St Benedict's Street. St Margaret was a tiny area of the city, it was only a little more than 100 yards to St Lawrence to its east and to St Swithin to its west. Within this tiny area were crammed a population of close to a thousand souls. Whilst not one of the poorest areas of the city St Margaret parish would have been a hive of manufacturing, small scale and artisanal in nature, as well as the homes of this population. Nowadays much of the area has been depopulated, a realm of small specialist shops & businesses and a thriving restaurant scene.

St Margaret's church sits on the northern side of St Benedict's Street set back behind railings and fronted by a tiny area of churchyard. The church was deconsecrated in 1975, like so many of the city's mediaeval churches and has found many secular uses since then, the removal of the interior furniture has seen a renaissance in recent times as an art exhibition space. The earliest remaining part of the church is its western tower, utilising the Decorated style that dates it to the first half of the 14th century. The remainder of the church is later and Perpendicular in form, some of the windows show a style that comes from the later part of this period and probably a late 15th century date is appropriate. St Benedict's St has metered parking close by enabling a visit. The church has extensive foliage gathered close to the building making it a tricky subject from most angles.