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Bury St Edmunds - Norman Tower with a very blue sky
by Rob Farrow
for square TL8564
The ancient Norman Tower of the former Abbey of St Edmund's Bury seen from... (more)
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Bury St Edmunds - West Front of former Abbey of St Edmund
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TL8564
This row of buildings is quite amazing in appearance. The current dwellings here... (more)
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Bury St Edmunds - Samson's Tower (Abbey West Front)
by Rob Farrow
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Bury St Edmunds - View through Norman arch to West Front
by Rob Farrow
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Bury St Edmunds - St James' Gate Tower (Norman Tower)
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TL8564
A different angle view of St James' Gate Tower (aka the Norman Tower) from... (more)
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Bury St Edmunds - Norman Tower (St James' Gate Tower)
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TL8564
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Bury St Edmunds - Abbey Gate & Gatehouse - 3/4 view
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square TL8564
The great gate of the Abbey of St Edmund was begun after the riots of 1327 but... (more)
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Whalley Abbey: day room
by Stephen Craven
for square SD7336
At ground floor, the former monks' day room. Their dormitory was above. But... (more)
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Beaulieu - Parish church (former frater) - Altar
by Rob Farrow
for square SU3802
The Church of the Blessed Virgin and Child (formerly listed by EH as Parish... (more)
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Stone coffins, Lacock Abbey
by Rob Farrow
for square ST9168
Three empty, lidless stone coffins, which presumably once held the bodies of... (more)
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Wreathed pillar, Chapter House, Lacock Abbey
by Rob Farrow
for square ST9168
One of the two central supporting pillars of the former Chapter House of Lacock... (more)
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Beaulieu - Northern Cloister wall
by Rob Farrow
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A view along the northern wall of the former cloisters of Beaulieu Abbey. This... (more)
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Waltham Abbey church from the south-east
by Stephen Craven
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The church is all that stands from a great pre-Reformation abbey, is still a... (more)
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Beaulieu - foundations of former abbey church
by Rob Farrow
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Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the C16th there had been a... (more)
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Bradenstoke Abbey
by Vieve Forward
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The ruins of Bradenstoke Abbey, a medieval Augustinian Priory.... (more)
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Lilleshall Abbey, nave
by Christopher Hilton
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The abbey church had a simple nave without aisles.
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Lilleshall Abbey, west front
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SJ7314
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Lilleshall Abbey, west front
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SJ7314
The remains of an abbey of Augustinian Canons.
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Bayham Abbey
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TQ6536
A Premonstratensian monastery which became the nucleus of a country estate at... (more)
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Titchfield Abbey
by Christopher Hilton
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A Premonstratensian monastery converted to a great house at the Dissolution.
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Titchfield Abbey
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square SU5406
A Premonstratensian monastery converted to a great house at the Dissolution.
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West front of Waltham Abbey
by Stephen Craven
geograph for square TL3800
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Battle Abbey, across the battlefield
by Christopher Hilton
for square TQ7415
The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066 at this location, then called Senlac:... (more)
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Ruined abbey, on the Hill of Slane
by Christopher Hilton
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Taken on a typically Irish day of alternating rain and sunshine: ten minutes... (more)
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Ruined abbey, on the Hill of Slane
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square N9675
Taken in a heavy rain shower, on a typically Irish day of alternating rain and... (more)
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Former Cistercian abbey, Flaxley, Gloucestershire
by Jaggery
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Private residence named Flaxley Abbey viewed from the village churchyard.
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Lierne Vaulting above High Altar
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
Beautiful Lierne vaulting above the High Altar in Tewkesbury Abbey. This... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - The "Wakeman Cenotaph"
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
John Wakeman (originally John Wiche) was born towards the end of the C15th and... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Pipe-blowing angelic fragment
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The little angel depicted blowing on some kind of woodwind instrument is a... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Tomb of an unknown knight
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
To quote the nearby notice:
"This tomb is something of a mystery. The... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Beauchamp Chantry - Carved angels
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
Two of the thirteen (six this side, seven the other) carved angels adorning the... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Beauchamp Chantry
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The superbly carved Beauchamp Chantry (also known as the Warwick Chapel) as... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Modern Stained Glass - "Work"
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
This is the right-hand window of a pair of modern stained glass by renowned... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Modern Stained Glass - "Prayer"
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
This is the left-hand window of a pair of modern stained glass by renowned... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Font
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The font in Tewkesbury Abbey has an octagonal black (probably basalt) bowl atop... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Font and cover
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The octagonal font, on 3 steps, incorporates an early 8-shaft sandstone base.... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Vaulted roof
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The fine C14th vaulted roof of the nave of Tewkesbury Abbey is in the Decorated... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - High Altar and presbytery
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The High Altar and the presbytery leading to it in Tewkesbury Abbey have rather... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - West Window
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The large and impressive West Window of Tewkesbury Abbey dates from 1686 when it... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Central Eastern Window
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The apsidal eastern end of Tewkesbury Abbey church has three large Decorated... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Net vaulting at Crossing
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
This fine Net Vaulting dates from the C15th as the emblem on the central boss is... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Nave
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
The magnificent nave of Tewkesbury Abbey is 158' (48m) long and 71'... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Rose window in North Transept
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
This Rose Window is in the eastern wall of the North Transept near to the... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - North Nave Aisle
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
Either side (north and south) of the great nave of Tewkesbury Abbey are side... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Looking up at the tower
by Rob Farrow
for square SO8932
Looking up at the eastern and northern sides of the tower of Tewkesbury Abbey .... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Eastern end
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SO8932
The eastern end of the magnificent abbey church of St Mary, Tewkesbury.... (more)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - View from near St Mary's Cottage
by Rob Farrow
geograph for square SO8932
On entering the grounds around the abbey from Church Street via St Mary's... (more)
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Manor House and Abbey House, Dale Abbey
by Alan Murray-Rust
geograph for square SK4338
Two cottages incorporating masonry from former abbey buildings. The large... (more)
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Meynell Hall, Formerly Broctune Abbey
by Mick Garratt
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View southwest from Battle Abbey
by Christopher Hilton
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