The Crypt - 2 is a photograph by Michaela Perryman which was uploaded on May 4th, 2020.
The Crypt - 2
The Crypt of Wimborne Minster.
From whichever direction Wimborne is approached the two great towers of the Minster can be seen. Most of the... more
Title
The Crypt - 2
Artist
Michaela Perryman
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Photograph - Photography
Description
The Crypt of Wimborne Minster.
From whichever direction Wimborne is approached the two great towers of the Minster can be seen. Most of the building dates to the 12th century, although it was restored substantially by the Victorians.
The Minster is dedicated to St Cuthburga, sister of Ina King of Wes-sex. She founded a Benedictine Nunnery here around 705 AD; there may also have been a monastery. Nuns from Wimborne were sent to Germany with St Boniface of Crediton (c. 680-755) to help convert the pagan tribes. As a result, Wimborne still has a special link with the town and Benedictine nunnery of Ochsenfuhrt. In 871, Alfred the Great buried his brother Ethelred here (not the later King of England Ethelred), after a battle near Cranborne. The Nunnery, possibly already in decline, was destroyed in a Danish raid in 1013
The central tower and nave were founded in Saxon times, but the surviving building is predominantly Norman in design and construction, with Gothic components from various periods
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May 4th, 2020
