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St Mary's Church, Abbeydore
This is the Abbey Church on the River Dore. It is difficult to convey the scale of this church! The most striking aspect of it is its height. Looking up to the rafters inside gives the impression that it is at least twice as high as an average church, as can be appreciated by comparing the height of the doorway on the left, and the roofed portion in the foreground with the rest of the building. The extant portion is all that remains of the Cistercian Abbey which once stood on this site. The nave of the Abbey stood to the left of the part remaining: all that can be seen now is a roofline where it abutted what was originally the ‘tower block’. (Commentary provided by Rosemary Lockie) |
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Image contributed by Rosemary Lockie on 5th June 1999.
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[Created 14 Sep 1999. Last updated 24 Dec 2007 - 15:22 by Rosemary Lockie]