Conjectural reconstruction drawing showing how the 'Old Church' or 'vetusta ecclesia' at Glastonbury may have appeared in the 8th or 9th century AD, with a procession of monks passing the stone pyramids on the south side

Date:
1993
Location:
Old Church, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Abbey, Mendip, Somerset
Reference:
IC141/006
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

The illustration is reproduced as figure 49 on page 75 of the 1993 English Heritage book 'Glastonbury' by Philip Rahtz.

The Anglo-Saxon 'Old Church' is thought to have been built in the 7th century AD and survived until a fire in 1184, by which time the stone pyramids were in a weathered state.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC141 Glastonbury, Mendip, Somerset; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Dobie, Judith

Keywords

Early Medieval Church