Sherborne Abbey by jayfar
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This was taken yesterday in Sherborne, Dorset,UK.
The See or Diocese of Sherborne was created in AD 705 when the great Diocese of Winchester was divided in two and Aldhelm the Abbot of Malmesbury was appointed as the first Bishop of the West Saxons. Aldhelm chose the place of the 'scire-burne' - the 'clear stream' - as the site for his seat, or Cathedra.
The new Cathedral of Sherborne served St Aldhelm and twenty-six succeeding Saxon Bishops. However, soon after the Norman Conquest the Bishops seat was moved to Old Sarum which became Salisbury. Earlier in 998, St Wulfsin had ejected the community of secular canons who served the Cathedral and invited monks of the Order of St Benedict to replace them. Sherborne Abbey remained a Benedictine house until 1539 when Abbot John Barnstaple and his sixteen fellow monks surrendered it to King Henry V111.
Comments (27)
i know it well... excellent capture my friend...
Nice shot.
thanks for all the info Jeff, youve done the Abbey proud
SUPER shot..I live so near and have never been to the Abbey!
Nice photo and interesting background story
Looks beauty!!!!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
Beautiful image and I love the history of it. ^=^
Nice shot erland
Great shot, an architectural jewel!
The Sherborne Abbey looked wonderful one yesterday, at 54 past one o'clock! GREAT!!!
Very beautiful architecture and great shot !
bonne photo!!
gorgeous image!!
Great capture of a wonderful building Jeff!!!
Neat shot Jeff. King Henry knew a good thing when he saw it:)
Such history. Amazing architecture, and fantastic image of something a lot older than myself. ;c)
Beautiful building.. so many details.. this would be a fun photo to play with.. Nice work my friend. btw was fun following you around the gallery yesterday LOL love to read your comments.
Excellent capture and info!
fantastic architecture and shot !
Elegant and beautfiful composition
excellent image, great shot!
Wonderful shot! I love the history too, thanks. People around here think a house old if it's only 30 years old, then they rip it down. I wonder what they'd think if they had one built in 705 or 998. Great to see.
cool shot of thisplace
Wonderful shot and info..!!
Wonderful old Gothic architecture - captured for all of us around the world, to see and admire... thanks for sharing, BB
A really beaéutiful piece of architecture
Beautiful shot