Inside Malmesbury Abbey by Fred255
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Description
The most noteworthy building in Malmesbury is the Abbey Church, remnant of the town's once powerful Benedictine abbey. Its history can almost certainly be traced back to an even earlier foundation, dating from the end of the seventh century (the first abbot was St Adhelm who died in 709) and later rebuilt by King Athelstan (died 940) whose alleged tomb can be seen in the church. All that now survives of the old Benedictine abbey church are six of the original nine bays of the Norman-Early English nave (ca. 1150). The central tower collapsed in the 16th century, followed by the west tower, after which the east end too fell into ruin. The columned Norman south porch with its quite outstanding sculptures remains as the showpiece of the church today.
The Saxon font and the organ (1714) also deserve mention.
Thank you for looking, as always any comments or suggestions welcome 8~)
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Comments (23)
PD154
This is great, love the POV and the colours are exquisite!
bmac62
Looks like you've been on another grand tour. Thanks for bringing us along with you.
MrsRatbag
Lovely POV and capture! Very imposing!
auntietk
Wonderful image! Love the postwork.
Meisiekind
Fantastic image David! I love the symmetry and postwork! :)
frankie96
Chairs instead of pews...nice presentation....
nelsone
I wish you'd describe that postwork - it gives the scene the feel of antiquity.
bugatti
nice indeed ...
Sunflowers159
Absolutely superb Fred :)!
rainbows
I love the tasteful tones, beautiful capture, superb composition. Hugs. Spider. xx
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic and creative shot.....!!!
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!
durleybeachbum
Thankyou for more info on these 3 pics than is usual for you. It really adds to the enjoyment of the images.
igorsv
very well done. great image.
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
orig_buggy
the colors are magnificent!!!
THROBBE
Love that 10mm fish-eye! Nice post work too!
danapommet
Impressive that the light is consistent throughout. Dana
babuci
Fascinating colors.
lucindawind
very beautiful !
Superastro
Fish eye works wonderfully well here. Postwork is cool too.
ontar1
Very beautiful, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pauldeleu
Very nice.