A happy bench Monday - Roche Abbey ..
England’s monasteries were suppressed by Henry VIII in the late 1530s, and Roche’s monks surrendered the monastery to the king’s commissioners on 23 June 1538. In a brief ceremony in the chapter house they handed over the keys to their buildings and received pensions, and watched the clerks inventory all the monastery’s possessions.
What began, however, as an orderly process degenerated into pillage. Men from the locality descended on the abandoned buildings, carrying away what they could.
Snapped using the Sony Apsc. Ultra Wide Converter VCL-ECU2 - together with the fixed 16mm lens which produces a 12mm focal length... // 18mm equivalent - in 35mm format
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Taken on Friday May 6, 2022
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Posted on Sunday May 8, 2022
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Amelia said:
HFM, David.
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Jaap van 't Veen said:
HappyBM and a peaceful week ahead.David G Johnson replied to Jaap van 't Veen:
gezginruh said:
HBM and have a good week,David!
Best wishes
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Herb Riddle said:
HBM, enjoy the day. Herb
Rosalyn Hilborne said:
HBM and a good new week.
Rosa.
J.Garcia said:
I sit down to contemplate, David
HBM to you!
Keith Burton said:
Have a good week my friend.