'Chapter House, Much Wenlock Abbey', c1870. 12th century monastery in Much Wenlock, Shropshire thought to be the final resting place of Saint Milburga. The chapterhouse dates c1140. The monastery was subject to dissolution by Henry VIII in 1540. From "Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

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