St Augustine's Abbey during construction, c11th century, (c1990-2010). Artist: Peter Urmston.

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St Augustine's Abbey during construction, c11th century, (c1990-2010). Reconstruction drawing St Augustine's Benedictine Abbey, Canterbury, Kent under Norman construction. The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation. Following Norman Conquest of England in 1066, William the Conqueror confiscated landed estates, but respected Church property, the Anglo-Saxon buildings were completely reconstructed in the form of a typical Norman Benedictine monastery.

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Size: 4875px × 3586px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Kent,Canterbury
Photo credit: © Historic England/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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