The ivy-covered ruins from the south-west. It was founded in 1133 as a Benedictine nunnery, but passed into private hands after the Dissolution. It was fortified in the Civil War and burned down in 1645.

Date:
1900
Location:
Godstow Nunnery, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT08035
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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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

Keywords

Medieval Religious House, Medieval Nunnery, Derelict Or Ruin