Voir ENE de l'abbaye de Croyland, Lincolnshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni, montrant la nef ruinée de l'église abbatiale (R) avec son allée N utilisée comme église paroissiale (L).
3741 x 4998 px | 31,7 x 42,3 cm | 12,5 x 16,7 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
19 mars 1992
Lieu:
Croyland Abbey, Crowland, Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
View ENE of Croyland Abbey, Lincolnshire, England, UK, showing the ruined nave of the abbey church (R) with its N aisle used as the Parish Church of St Mary with St Guthlac and St Bartholomew. Abbey founded 716 on the site of the cell of Guthlac, a monk of Repton who retreated to the Fens to live as a hermit. Destroyed by Danes in 870, rebuilt in C10th & later by Normans, destroyed in the C12th by earthquakes & fire followed by more disasters & rebuilds. After being re-founded by Richard II (1377-99), Croyland grew into a large & important abbey surrendered to Henry VIII, 4 December 1539: the nave & two aisles were retained as the parish church, the rest demolished. Fortified by Royalists in the Civil War & battered with artillery by Roundheads. After the nave roof collapsed only the N aisle was retained as the parish church. Statues of saints, including Guthlac & his patron Bartholomew, kings, including Richard II & William I & Queen Matilda, & Archbishop Lanfranc survive on the ruined W front along with scenes from Guthlac's Life.
