Interior view of Dorchester Abbey, also known as the Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, looking east from the nave towards the crossing and the chancel, and with the smaller chapel on the right

Date:
Aug 1860
Location:
Dorchester Abbey, High Street, Dorchester, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
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Abbey Church Of St Peter And St Paul, High Street, Dorchester, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
OP29826
Type:
Photograph (Positive)
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Description

This print is on the same card as OP29825.

The abbey was founded by St Birinus as the Cathedral of West Saxons in 634 until 675. It has a plan of an aisled chancel, nave with south aisle, west tower and south porch. The chancel was rebuilt in 1340, and the south nave arcades in the early 14th century. The rest of the church is of the 12th-14th century building phase, although the 12th century tower was largely rebuilt in 1602.

The church was restored by James Cranston circa 1845, by William Butterfield in 1846-53, and by George Gilbert Scott in 1859-74.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/34 Early Photographic Print Collection: Oxfordshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Nave, Arch, Chancel, Crossing, Medieval Abbey, Post Medieval Parish Church, Medieval Church, Early Medieval Cathedral