Illustration of Bermondsey AbbeyBermondsey Abbey archaeological dig, viewed from Tower Bridge Road, 5 March 2006Another view of the archaeological dig from Tower Bridge RoadDetails of the finds at the archaeological digBermondsey Abbey archaeological dig detailed view
Bermondsey Abbey was an English Benedictine monastery. Although generally regarded as having been founded in the 11th century, it had a precursor mentioned in the early 8th century. It was centred on what is now Bermondsey Square, the site of Bermondsey Market, Bermondsey, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast London, England.
BermondseyAbbey was an English Benedictine monastery. Although generally regarded as having been founded in the 11th century, it had a precursor mentioned...
St Saviour's Dock after their abbey. But Bermondsey then was little more than a high street ribbon (the modern Bermondsey Street), leading from the southern...
Square on Tower Bridge Road in Bermondsey, south London, England. The location was formerly the site of BermondseyAbbey. The 15th. Century English Queen...
live a religious, contemplative life at BermondseyAbbey. Another suggestion is that her retreat to Bermondsey was forced on her because she was in some...
southern Welsh marches, in about 1088 from King William II (1087–1100). BermondseyAbbey was founded in 1082 by a wealthy citizen of the City of London, Alwin...
establishment of the Church of England Dulwich was no longer the property of BermondseyAbbey, which was dissolved in 1537. In 1544 Dulwich was granted to goldsmith...
dedication is first recorded on this site in 1290, serving lay workers at BermondseyAbbey. The design of that building is not known, but in 1680 the church was...
monks from BermondseyAbbey provided the nucleus and the first abbot. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Sir Thomas Cheney assigned the abbey to Thomas...
Bermondsey Square is on Tower Bridge Road in Bermondsey, south London, England. It was the site of the 11th-century BermondseyAbbey. The earliest medieval...
Lock Stream. It then runs under abbey street and passed the grounds of (since ruined and underground) BermondseyAbbey to the south, forming the channel...
confined to BermondseyAbbey, "where she died six years afterwards". However, Arlene Okerlund suggests that her retirement to the abbey was her own decision...
was instrumental in assisting the foundation of BermondseyAbbey, endowing it with the manor of Bermondsey, and it is reported that his "customary oath"...
lion, crozier and two letters B represent Bermondsey vestry, and are derived from the insignia of BermondseyAbbey. The crown and axe were the emblem of St...
of a foundation like Bermondsey [Abbey], such a modest rent roll sinks into insignificance". Despite the small income, the abbey seems to have been home...
stating that she did not die as a result of childbirth, but entered BermondseyAbbey, possibly seeking a cure for an illness that had troubled her for some...
rallying and financing York supporters in exile, and sends her to BermondseyAbbey. Elizabeth is torn between her mother's Yorkist cause and her own loyalty...
his half-brothers until his mother told him while she was dying in BermondseyAbbey. It was after her death that Henry would begin to care for them and...
where the dill grew'). The land was granted in 1127 by King Henry I to BermondseyAbbey who then owned the surrounding land. In 1333, the population of Dulwich...
woodland worth 3 hog and rendered £2. Hatcham tithes were paid to BermondseyAbbey from 1173 until the dissolution of the monasteries. A series of individuals...
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