The interior of the south porch of Malmesbury Abbey church, looking out towards St Paul's Bell Tower. Shown to right of the photograph is one of the pair of facing sculpted reliefs of the apostles in the porch, with a round-arched arcade beneath.

Date:: 1 Jan 1920 - 11 May 1932

Location:: Malmesbury Abbey, Market Cross, Malmesbury, Wiltshire

Reference:: OP19856

Type:: Photograph (Postcard - Photographic)

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Description

Malmesbury Abbey was a Benedictine Abbey. Its church was founded in circa 637 by the Irish hermit Mailduib and the monastery was founded in the late seventh century, although nothing remains from this phase of the site. The present church was begun in the early twelfth century. The Abbey was closed in 1539 under King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries.

This photographic postcard was produced by the Kingsway Real Photo Series, twentieth century postcard producers and part of WH Smith stationers.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Blind Arcade, Porch, Sculpture, Medieval Abbey, Medieval Church, Medieval Benedictine Monastery