The Priory - Christchurch, UK - Entrance Doors is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on November 29th, 2017.
The Priory - Christchurch, UK - Entrance Doors
The beautiful doors and arches to the entrance to The Priory in Christchurch, Dorset, England are captured in this image. ... more
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The Priory - Christchurch, UK - Entrance Doors
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Phyllis Taylor
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The beautiful doors and arches to the entrance to The Priory in Christchurch, Dorset, England are captured in this image.
Christchurch Priory is home to a thriving Christian community, set on the southernmost edge of the town on the confluence of the River Avon and the River Stour as they flow into Christchurch Harbour.
The story of Christchurch Priory goes back to at least the middle of the 11th century, as Domesday says there was a priory of 24 secular canons here in the reign of Edward the Confessor. The Priory is on the site of an earlier church dating from 800AD. In 1094 a chief minister of William II, Ranulf Flambard, then Dean of Twynham, began the building of a church. Local legend has it that Flambard originally intended the church to be built on top of nearby St. Catherine's Hill but during the night all the building materials were mysteriously transported to the site of the present priory. Although in 1099 Flambard was appointed Bishop of Durham, work continued under his successors. A mid-12th century account recording the legend of the Christchurch Dragon indicates that by 1113 the new church was nearing completion under Dean Peter de Oglander. By about 1150 there was a basic Norman church consisting of a nave, a central tower and a quire extending eastwards from the crossing. It was during this period that another legend originated, that of the miraculous beam, which is thought to have brought about the change in the name of the town from Twynham to the present day Christchurch, but in fact the two names both featured in a grant dated AD 954.
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November 29th, 2017
