Medieval History
The incised slab of Abbot Richard Horncastle in St Lawrence, Bardney. Abbot Hornastle was abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Bardney from 1466 to 1507. He died in 1508 and was buried in the abbey church. His incised slab was discovered in the abbey ruins when they were excavated just prior to the First World War. The slab shows Horncastle under canopy dressed in eucbaristic vestments and holding the sacred heart. Above his head his naked soul is shown being lifted up to heaven in a napkin.
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An archaeological investigation at Furness Abbey in northwest England has uncovered the grave of an abbot, which includes an extremely rare medieval silver-gilt crozier and bejewelled ring. The grave, which could date back to the 12th century, was uncovered...
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The Heritage Lottery Fund is spending almost £200,000 on two projects for medieval monasteries in eastern England ? the first two discover excavate the site of Ramsey Abbey and the second to promote Wymondham Abbey. Students at Abbey College will receive...
- Bath Abbey Archaeologists Discover Cathedral Remains
Archaeologists at Bath Abbey have unearthed the remains of a Norman cathedral, thought to be the first ever built on the site. The foundations, which stand 3m to 4m high (9ft to 13ft), have been buried for several hundred years. Archaeologists believe...
- Lady Margaret - Errr Who?
Incised slab - Torksey, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum (Allan Barton).After saying mass on the altar at Torksey, I removed the frontal to take some photos of the fascinating object it covers. The front of the stone altar at Torksey is...
- Abbey Dore Bosses
The retrochoir of the Cistercian abbey church at Abbey Dore in Herefordshire is filled with architectural fragments gleaned from the ruins of the monastic buildings adjoining. The fragments include these two roof bosses. They date from the fourteenth...
Medieval History
Benedictine Abbot
The incised slab of Abbot Richard Horncastle in St Lawrence, Bardney. Abbot Hornastle was abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Bardney from 1466 to 1507. He died in 1508 and was buried in the abbey church. His incised slab was discovered in the abbey ruins when they were excavated just prior to the First World War. The slab shows Horncastle under canopy dressed in eucbaristic vestments and holding the sacred heart. Above his head his naked soul is shown being lifted up to heaven in a napkin.
- Medieval Treasures Discovered In English Abbey
An archaeological investigation at Furness Abbey in northwest England has uncovered the grave of an abbot, which includes an extremely rare medieval silver-gilt crozier and bejewelled ring. The grave, which could date back to the 12th century, was uncovered...
- £200,000 Goes To Monastic Sites In Eastern England
The Heritage Lottery Fund is spending almost £200,000 on two projects for medieval monasteries in eastern England ? the first two discover excavate the site of Ramsey Abbey and the second to promote Wymondham Abbey. Students at Abbey College will receive...
- Bath Abbey Archaeologists Discover Cathedral Remains
Archaeologists at Bath Abbey have unearthed the remains of a Norman cathedral, thought to be the first ever built on the site. The foundations, which stand 3m to 4m high (9ft to 13ft), have been buried for several hundred years. Archaeologists believe...
- Lady Margaret - Errr Who?
Incised slab - Torksey, Lincolnshire, originally uploaded by Vitrearum (Allan Barton).After saying mass on the altar at Torksey, I removed the frontal to take some photos of the fascinating object it covers. The front of the stone altar at Torksey is...
- Abbey Dore Bosses
The retrochoir of the Cistercian abbey church at Abbey Dore in Herefordshire is filled with architectural fragments gleaned from the ruins of the monastic buildings adjoining. The fragments include these two roof bosses. They date from the fourteenth...