Priory Shadow

Thank you all for comments and votes yesterday my friends, thought this would be OK for shadow Saturday. Below some info on Llanthony Priory.

The priory dates back to around the year 1100, when Norman nobleman Walter de Lacy reputedly came upon a ruined chapel of St. David in this location, and was inspired to devote himself to solitary prayer and study. He was joined by Ersinius, a former Chaplain to Queen Matilda, the wife of King Henry I, and then a band of followers. A church was built on the site, dedicated to St John the Baptist, and consecrated in 1108. By 1118, a group of around 40 monks from England founded there a priory of Canons Regular, the first in Wales.

In 1135, after persistent attacks from the local Welsh population, the monks retreated to Gloucester where they founded a daughter cell, Llanthony Secunda. However, around 1186 another member of the de Lacy family, Hugh, the fifth baron, endowed the estate with funds from his Irish estates to rebuild the priory church, and this work was completed by 1217. Also as there are letters from Pope Clement III (CSM,i,p. 157-159), between 1185 and 1188, confirming further grants and gifts to the priory from Adam de Feypo and Geoffrey de Cusack in Ireland.

The Priory became one of the great medieval buildings in Wales, in a mixture of Norman and Gothic architectural styles. Renewed building took place around 1325, with a new gatehouse. On Palm Sunday, April 4, 1327, the deposed Edward II stayed at the Priory on his way from Kenilworth Castle to Berkeley Castle, where he is alleged to have been murdered.

Brand:	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera:	Nikon D300S Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:	12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0
Recording media:	RAW (digital)
Date Taken:	20 Apr 2011 - 1:22 PM
Focal Length:	13mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/4.0
Aperture:	f/18.0
Shutter Speed:	1/50sec
Exposure Comp:	-1.0
ISO:	100
Exposure Mode:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	No Flash
White Balance:	Manual

Title:	Priory Shadow
Username:	achieverswales
Uploaded:	26 Jan 2013 - 1:02 AM
Tags:	Architecture, Llanthony Priory
Votes:	42