Monastic (Churches)

Monastic Sites:

Malmesbury Abbey Malmesbury Abbey: This description of the delights of Malmesbury in Wiltshire from the Cotswold HyperGuide includes photographs and a popular history of the abbey, the Norman church of which is still in use. (Monastic) http://www.digital-brilliance.com/hyperg/towns/malmes.htm Cartmel Priory Church, Cumbria Cartmel Priory Church, Cumbria: Photographs, very brief history, recommended books. (Monastic) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/howard.martin/Priory.html Romsey Abbey Romsey Abbey: This impressive former abbey church is now a parish church. Brief history and description. (Monastic) http://www.romseynet.org.uk/abbeyhist.htm Dore Abbey Interactive Guide Book Dore Abbey Interactive Guide Book: The Friends of Dore Abbey provide an online history and tour of the surviving church of a Cistercian monastery in Herefordshire. Also FDA news; videos can be downloaded. (Monastic) http://www.doreabbey.org.uk/ Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey: The official site for the burial place of kings. Five QuickTime virtual reality 360-degree interactive panoramas. Or tour with an interactive floor-plan leading to beautiful photographs and accompanying history. Visitor information. (Monastic) http://www.westminster-abbey.org/ Romsey Abbey, Hampshire Romsey Abbey, Hampshire: Photographs, plan, Saxon history, architecture and archaeology with bibliography of the Abbey Church of St. Mary and St. Aethelflaed by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine. (Monastic) http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/romsey.html Bolton Abbey, N. Yorkshire Bolton Abbey, N. Yorkshire: The former Priory Church of St.Mary and St.Cuthbert is now a parish church. This official site gives a history and plan with information on different parts of the building. (Monastic) http://pages.britishlibrary.net/bolton.priory/ Bath Abbey Bath Abbey: A former cathedral - the only one in Britain completely rebuilt in the Tudor period. Photographs, brief history, details of the heritage centre and music, visitor information. (Monastic) http://www.bathabbey.org/ Lancaster Priory Lancaster Priory: Former priory church, now a parish church. History illustrated with lovely photographs, external and internal. (Monastic) http://www.priory.lancs.ac.uk/ The Abbey Church of St. Gall, Switzerland The Abbey Church of St. Gall, Switzerland: Illustrated description from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, of the Baroque church built c.1752 to a model by the Benedictine lay brother Gabriel Loser. (Monastic) http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/indepth3.htm The Lord Mayor's Chapel The Lord Mayor's Chapel: This former monastic church is now the only civic chapel in England. History, services and opening hours. (Monastic) http://www.lordmayorschapel.org.uk/ Wymondham Abbey Wymondham Abbey: The nave of the former abbey church of St. Mary and St. Thomas of Canterbury, Wymondham, Norfolk, survives as a parish church. The official site offers a brief history and tour. (Monastic) http://www.wymondham-norfolk.co.uk/abbey/