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1 de jun. de 2024 · THE ABBEY OF BORDESLEY. Although Worcestershire was so great a Benedictine centre the Cistercians obtained a footing within it at Bordesley in the middle of the twelfth century.
The site of Bordesley Abbey is situated to the north-west of the town. It was excavated towards the middle of the 19th century, and a great part of the foundations were discovered. Encaustic tiles found on the site are now preserved in the vestry of the church of Redditch.
1 de jun. de 2024 · An estate at Areley Kings, called in the 16th century the manor of Areley, originated in a fishery at 'Ernel' with the land belonging to it, granted by the Empress Maud to Bordesley Abbey on its foundation in 1136.
15 de may. de 2024 · A Cistercian abbey, in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was built in 1138, by the Empress Matilda; and its revenue, a short time previously to the Dissolution, was estimated at £392. 8. 6.: the chapel, dedicated to St. Stephen, subsisted for some time afterwards.
Hace 2 días · Birmingham (/ ˈ b ɜːr m ɪ ŋ ə m / ⓘ BUR-ming-əm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.It is the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper.
23 de may. de 2024 · History of Birmingham. Birmingham in 1732, on the verge of the Industrial Revolution. Birmingham has seen 1400 years of growth, during which time it has evolved from a small 7th century Anglo Saxon hamlet on the edge of the Forest of Arden at the fringe of the early Mercia into a major city.
Hace 3 días · Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill, in Cambridgeshire, is a Jacobean-style house with gardens and a working watermill.
