Tewkesbury Abbey Tapestries

The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. There had apparently been a place of worship here fron the C7th but it was a Norman, Robert FitzHarmon who founded this abbey. Building started in 1102 and it was consecrated in 1121, housing a community of Benedictine monks.After the Dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII it became the parish church. The tower which dominates the town is apparently the largest in England - and possibly Europe! Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

Tewkesbury Abbey - Vaulted Ceiling Detail of the vaulted ceiling in one of of the side chapel`s inTewkesbury Abbey (offically the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Tewkesbury) The Abbey is a large and magnificent parish church in a small market town just 10 miles north of Gloucester., England. Built in the early 1100s, the abbey church boasts the largest Norman tower in the world and the largest exterior arch in Britain. Its interior is a breathtaking combination of stout Norman pillars and round arches with Decorated Gothic lierne vaulting and gilded bosses. Surrounding the chancel are a number of high-quality monuments and chantry chapels to some of Tewkesbury's greatest patrons, including the Fitzhamons, De Clares, Despensers, ...

Tewkesbury Abbey Number of views as of 17th March 2018 = 480. The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire, England), also known as Tewkesbury Abbey, is claimed to be the second largest parish church in England. Formerly a Benedictine monastery, work started on the current church in 1102, though the monastery may have been founded 500 years earlier. Other notable events in the Abbey's history: In May 1471, after the Battle of Tewkesbury (in the Wars of the Roses), some of the defeated Lancastrians sought sanctuary in the abbey. The Yorkists led by King Edward IV (victors on this occasion), forced their way into the abbey; the resulting atrocities caused the building to be closed for a month until it could be purifi...

The Abbey Mill Weir on the River Avon at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. This is at the end of the navigable section of the Mill Avon, an extension to the River Avon constructed by the Abbey's monks in the C12th. This provided power for the Abbey Mill which at one time apparently had four wheels! The weir as we see it now helps control flood water and ithe sluices are controlled from the white building on the right of the image. The mill itself closed in 1921 and is now private apartments. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

The Abbey Mill in the ancient town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. It stands on a stretch nof the River Avon appropriately called the Mill Avon. Although now residential, the mill started life in about 1190 asd the corn mill for the nearby abbey. It is said that the monks excavated the Mill Avon - joining further on with the River Severn - to drive the water wheel. It was then rebuilt in 1793 and had four uindershot wheels - the remains of one still in evidence. It ceased working in 1920. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

A branch of the River Avon as it flows through the town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. The town stands at the point where the Avon meets the River Severn - a very strategic position in ancient times! It has a distincly medieval feel with many buildings dating from that time. In the background is Tewkesbury Abbey with one of the tallest Norman towers in existence. The Battle of Tewkesbury (1471) in the Wars of the Roses was decisive with the House of York triumphant under Edward IV. Nikon D7100 Nikkor 18-200

The Abbey Mill in the ancient town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. It stands on a stretch of the River Avon appropriately called the Mill Avon. Although now residential, the mill started life in about 1190 as the corn mill for the nearby abbey. It is said that the monks excavated the Mill Avon - joining further on with the River Severn - to drive the water wheel. It was then rebuilt in 1793 and had four uindershot wheels - the remains of one still in evidence. It ceased working in 1920.