The southern side of the ruins of Malmesbury Abbey, as seen from the graveyard to its south. The church's crossing tower and spire fell during a storm in circa 1500 and destroyed much of the buiding, including most of the nave and the transept.

Date:: 1930 - 1955

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

Reference:: OP19860

Type:: Photograph (Albumen Print)

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Description

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. 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.

Archival History

The print was accessioned into the collection of the National Monuments Record on the 21st of May 1968. This photograph was withdrawn from the Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.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

Medieval Benedictine Monastery, Medieval Abbey, Medieval Church, Derelict Or Ruin