In 1521 there was a dispute over the election of the prior which led to a visitation from Dr John Allen who took evidence from each of the monks at the priory. He published a report that showed that the once-strict following of the rule of St Benedict had now become slack. The [...]
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The Decline of Wenlock Priory
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2010
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Wenlock Priory – South Transept
The church was built on a traditional cruciform plan, so if you walk up the nave of the church you will come to the point where where the two arms of the cross (transepts) meet. The south transept is very imposing at over 70 feet high.
In the second photo to the left of the photograph [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 16th 2010
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Wenlock Priory – The Infirmary
The infirmary was built in the twelfth-century and was originally a single storey. It was the place where the sick, old and infirm monks and lay brothers were housed. The second storey was added later and formed part of a quadrangle of buildings, not all of which survive:
In the fifteenth century, Prior Richard [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2010
The chapter house was built in around 1140, this is the place where the monks and the prior met each morning to discuss priory business and to issue punishments for disobedience. Inside the guidebook is a lovely reconstruction of how the inside may have looked in the fourteenth century. All the arcading and [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2010
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Wenlock Priory – Lavabo
One of the parts of Wenlock Priory that always fascinates me when I visit is the remains of the lavabo. It is a huge water vessels that was built in around 1220 using parts of an earlier lavabo which was dated around 1160-80:
The lavabo was an octagonal building with open arcades which supported a roof. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 9th 2010
The chapel is on the first floor and is not open to the public. Like first-floor chapels at other priories it is dedicated to St Michael and would have been used by the prior for private worship. The chapel is above the remains of the church which can be seen in the last photo.
In [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 8th 2010
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Wenlock Priory
I have been rushed off my feet in the past couple of days and eating at the strangest times so now I need to chill out. Looking through my photos of my recent visit to Wenlock Priory is just the thing because the ruin is beautiful and peaceful. When you stand amongst the ruins you [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 7th 2010
