A note beneath the photograph states that this image shows the western side of the transept wall, but after research it has been confirmed that it in fact shows the eastern face of the wall. 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 church's crossing tower and spire fell during a storm in circa 1500 and destroyed much of the building, including most of the nave and the transept. The Abbey was closed in 1539 under King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries.
Reverse of card mount is stamped 'Not to be reproduced without permission' and 'From the collection of G Granville Buckley'. Previously held in the collections of George Granville Buckley and the Courtauld Institute. Courtauld Institute number B.441. This photograph was withdrawn from the Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.
This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Transept, Medieval Abbey, Medieval Benedictine Monastery, Medieval Church, Derelict Or Ruin