BERMONDSEY ABBEY in 1805. On the site of Bermondsey Square/Market, print 1834

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Artist/engraver/cartographer: B. Howlett, Wichello. Drawn By Wichello, Engraved By B. Howlett. Provenance: "Londina Ilustrata Graphic and Historic Memorials of Monasteries, Churches, Chapels, Schools, Charitable Foundations, Palaces, Halls, Courts, Procefsions, Places Of Early Amusement and Modern & Present Theatres, In the Cities And Suburbs of London & Westminister." edited by Rob Wilkinson. Type: Antique copperplate engraved print on stiff, good quality paper. Bermondsey Abbey was a Benedictine monastery, centred on what is now Bermondsey Square, the site of Bermondsey Market. Best known as an 11th century foundation, a monastery existed at Bermondsey before 715 AD. On the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the abbey was handed over to King Henry VIII. A house was later constructed on the site, incorporating many of the abbey buildings. By 1822, few of the original buildings remained. Today, neither the house nor the abbey still stand. View taken from the steeple of St Mary Magdalen church, looking south

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Size: 5267px × 4063px
Location: London
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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