Sherborne Abbey by jayfar

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jul 21, 2010

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This was taken yesterday in Sherborne, Dorset,UK. The See or Diocese of Sherborne was created in AD 705 when the great Diocese of Winchester was divided in two and Aldhelm the Abbot of Malmesbury was appointed as the first Bishop of the West Saxons. Aldhelm chose the place of the 'scire-burne' - the 'clear stream' - as the site for his seat, or Cathedra. The new Cathedral of Sherborne served St Aldhelm and twenty-six succeeding Saxon Bishops. However, soon after the Norman Conquest the Bishops seat was moved to Old Sarum which became Salisbury. Earlier in 998, St Wulfsin had ejected the community of secular canons who served the Cathedral and invited monks of the Order of St Benedict to replace them. Sherborne Abbey remained a Benedictine house until 1539 when Abbot John Barnstaple and his sixteen fellow monks surrendered it to King Henry V111.

Comments (27)

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awjay

2:33AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

i know it well... excellent capture my friend...

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ragouc

2:46AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Nice shot.

alanwilliams

3:13AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

thanks for all the info Jeff, youve done the Abbey proud

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durleybeachbum

3:15AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

SUPER shot..I live so near and have never been to the Abbey!

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A_Sunbeam

3:20AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Nice photo and interesting background story

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Mondwin

4:15AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Looks beauty!!!!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx

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lick.a.witch

4:48AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Beautiful image and I love the history of it. ^=^

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erlandpil

5:42AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Nice shot erland

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Kaartijer

6:39AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Great shot, an architectural jewel!

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dochtersions

6:46AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

The Sherborne Abbey looked wonderful one yesterday, at 54 past one o'clock! GREAT!!!

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mariogiannecchini

8:07AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Very beautiful architecture and great shot !

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jmb007

8:42AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

bonne photo!!

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flavia49

8:50AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

gorgeous image!!

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wjames

10:14AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Great capture of a wonderful building Jeff!!!

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bmac62

10:38AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Neat shot Jeff. King Henry knew a good thing when he saw it:)

Charberry

10:42AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Such history. Amazing architecture, and fantastic image of something a lot older than myself. ;c)

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tennesseecowgirl

10:42AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Beautiful building.. so many details.. this would be a fun photo to play with.. Nice work my friend. btw was fun following you around the gallery yesterday LOL love to read your comments.

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kbrog

11:39AM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Excellent capture and info!

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Dreamingbee

2:29PM | Wed, 21 July 2010

fantastic architecture and shot !

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jeroni

5:00PM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Elegant and beautfiful composition

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sandra46

5:34PM | Wed, 21 July 2010

excellent image, great shot!

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psyoshida

9:02PM | Wed, 21 July 2010

Wonderful shot! I love the history too, thanks. People around here think a house old if it's only 30 years old, then they rip it down. I wonder what they'd think if they had one built in 705 or 998. Great to see.

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