Looking across the Thames toward the romantic ruins of the nunnery which was a Benedictine foundation of 1133 dedicated to St Mary and St John the Baptist. After the Dissolution in 1539 it passed into private hands, before burning down in 1645.

Date:
1905
Location:
Godstow Nunnery, Godstow, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC73/00514
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Content

This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Curator: Davies, Angela

Keywords

Medieval Nunnery, Derelict Or Ruin