The view from some of the rooms wasn’t all it should be, as you can see the Church of our Lady is under wraps. There was however a spectacular display of the workmen going up and down the spire in their cradle. Rather them than me! This is one of the main landmarks [...]
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Under Wraps
4 Comments CherryPie on Nov 13th 2010
On life’s journey
Faith is a nourishment,
Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
Wisdom is the light by day and
Right, mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him;
If he has conquered greed, nothing can limit his freedom.
The Buddha
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 7th 2010
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The Decline of Wenlock Priory
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 [...]
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
