Items matching cloisters taken from The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

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cloisters: a columned walk in a monastery or abbey; a courtyard with arches or columns or pillars around it or with an open colonnade on one side ,for monks to walk and pray.

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Pictures from The Story of Some English Shires by Mandell Creighton, D.D., Lord Bishop of London (1843 – 1901). My copy says there were one hundred and fifty copies made.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Mandell Creighton.

Much Wenlock Abbey.

The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

A man stands smoking his pipe in the ruined arch of this ancient abbey. Sheep gaze on are much away at the grass growing in the ruins of the cloisters. The man is presumably a shepherd, although it’ [...]

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Places shown: Much Wenlock; Shropshire; England

Added: 2007-01-17

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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