We had quite a few right
answers for last week's Sunday Snap of Book Alley. First out of the blocks was Nadia who spotted the post on
Facebook and came up
with
Despite its very English
sounding name it is just over the border is Wales and the reason I
know is that in the shops the English tourists were being charge 5p
for carrier bags. I thoroughly recommend it for a visit and if books
aren't your bag the surrounding countryside is quite breathtaking.
For this week as it's Sunday
we have gone appropriately religious. The Abbey pictured above is
lucky still to be standing. Back in the day when Henry VIII got
himself in a tizz and set upon his plan for the dissolution of the
all the monasteries, priories, convents and friaries this Abbey was
all ready to be demolished. However, the parishioners insisted it was
their parish church and managed to buy it off the Crown for the
princely sum of £453; thus saving it for future generations. In
recent years it has become a symbol of the town's struggle against
the floods as the surrounding land was covered with water.
So which Abbey is it?
What a stunning picture and my only guess is Tewkesbury because I've been there and it looks similar.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea I'm afraid, but it looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning place I would love to visit here
ReplyDeleteTewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire I think. I've sung there!
ReplyDeleteAmazing place but I have no idea where x
ReplyDeleteNo idea but it looks beautiful
ReplyDeleteI have no idea where it is but am glad that the villagers saved it from destruction and saved it for future generations.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful picture and post.x
ReplyDeleteI love the arched ceiling but I couldn't tell you which Abbey it is!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful , i have no idea where it is.
ReplyDeleteThis looks a lot like the Abbey in Nante I visited a few weeks ago! I'm not religious at all but I can definitely appreciate the details of the architecture in places like this.
ReplyDeleteI really couldn't guess, but it is very beautiful :)
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