Barnwell Priory
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Barnwell Priory was an Augustinian priory at Barnwell in Cambridgeshire, founded as a house of Canons Regular. The only surviving parts are 13th-century claustral building, which is a Grade II* listed
The Cellarer's Chequer, part of the old Barnwell Priory in January 2021
Exterior from the west
Exterior from the east
Interior from the south
St Giles' Church, Cambridge
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The Church of St Giles is a Grade II*-listed church in Cambridge, England. It is a Church of England parish church in the Parish of the Ascension of the Diocese of Ely, located on the junction of Cast
Barnwell Priory
…about the reign of King John. The priory was founded in c.1092 by Picot of Cambridge, High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire, as a house of canons regular in St Giles' Church by Cambridge Castle. The Liber Memorandorum Ecclesie de Bernewelle (the Book of Things to do with Barnwell) says that Picot's wife, Hugolina, had been…
The Church of St Giles, Cambridge
The interior of the old church in 1874, showing the post-Reformation extension and box pews.
View of St Giles' Church at right from the mound of Cambridge Castle
The High Altar