Topographical Drawings

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• Abbotsbury Church f.81

  Abbotsbury Church f.81

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  This church, dedicated to St Nicholas, was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. When the Monaste...  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury Convent Church, gateway

  Abbotsbury Convent Church, gateway

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  A drawing in ink of the ruined gateway of the convent church at Abbotsbury.  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury Dormitory f.84

  Abbotsbury Dormitory f.84

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  The Benedictine Monastery of St Peter, built in the 11th century, was shut down when Henry VIII s...  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury Dormitory f.85

  Abbotsbury Dormitory f.85

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  The 11th-century Benedictine monastery of St Peter was shut down in 1539 by King Henry VIII when ...  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury Dormitory f.86

  Abbotsbury Dormitory f.86

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  The Benedictine Monastery of St Peter, built in the 11th century, was shut down when Henry VIII s...  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury Dormitory, figure of an abbot

  Abbotsbury Dormitory, figure of an abbot

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  A steward of King Canute named Orc established a Benedictine monastery in Abbotsbury in the late ...  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury, "Hell with a Bed"

  Abbotsbury, "Hell with a Bed"

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  It is uncertain what "Hell in a Bed" here refers to but it is probably an area displaying interes...  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury, convent buildings

  Abbotsbury, convent buildings

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  A view in ink of part of the old convent buildings at Abbotsbury in Dorset, drawn in September 17...  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury, font

  Abbotsbury, font

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  The church is dedicated to St Nicholas and is constructed from the local golden stone. It was bui...  [More details]

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• Abbotsbury, from the camp

  Abbotsbury, from the camp

  Pen and ink on paper

  1840

  Add. MS 16945

  f.39

  Topographical Drawing

  To the north-west of the village lies the Iron Age earthwork known as Abbotsbury Castle. This Cel...  [More details]

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