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Why not shove a buttress through a C12th arch?! 😮

This is William of Wermington memorial stone. William was Master of the Works in the 13th C. The effigy holds a ⊺ square & a set of compasses. The stone also carries the mark of the Lodge, a cross with four nail ends. The same marks may be found on the west front.

The small incised stone is possibly the lid of a Crusaders heart casket. It is 11th century and the oldest dated stone inside the Abbey. Some people believe it is a grave marker.

The sarcophagus lid was brought into the church in 1886 in order to preserve it. It is Alwalton marble, contains big oyster shells and is very rare. It is dated to circa 1150 and was for a very important person. There is only one other like it known.

Our clock used to be wound by weights and the iron railings were erected to stop the public being harmed in the event of the weights falling. The weights are no longer needed as the clock now runs by electricity. The clock is a ‘Victorian Bird Cage’.

At the apex of the roof of the current nave is a carved figure of a man looking down at the nave as if protecting it. He is holding a Mitre which was the formal headdress for ‘Mitred’ Abbots (and Bishops) and is wearing vestments. A Mitred Abbot held a seat in the House of Lords.

"Within about sixty miles of where I live in Oxford stand a whole series of beautiful, evocative church buildings, now in the loving care of Friends of Friendless Churches, whose stones and corbels have heard the echo of perhaps a thousand Christmases. What did they hear?"

Our founder, Ivor Bulmer Thomas, photographed churches all over this island from the 1950s through to the 1980s. Some of them document the final services in a church, some remember old churchwardens, some chart their dereliction, others record their restoration. 1/3

Eels were the riches of the Lincolnshire fens! Cambridge Archaeological Unit have found a Roman eel spear in the Deepings. Spalding was granted 2,000 eels per year in 1093 to help feed its monks. Crowland Abbey even tried to bribe Thomas Cromwell with eels to stop the abbey being dissolved!

Spotted In Ely recently was Folk Hero of the Fens #HerewardTheWake & #Hereward will be roaming the #Fens & Visit Ely again outside Sam Wilson & also outside Peterborough Cathedral on 2nd June & continues roaming the #HerewardTrail across Hereward Country Crowland Abbey on 17th June.

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Which former Fenland Monastery in the Hereward legend is this? Now just the gatehouse. It is one of the questions in a children's competition. The winning entry can win £100 for their school class as part of the Hereward Trail - Five Monasteries Tour. More herewardthewake.co.uk/herewardtrail

Today is Ascension Day; the day Jesus ascended into Heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection. #Christianity #AscensionDay

spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/time-to-c… A full page Hereward Article in SpaldingToday highlighting the Hereward legend at Crowland Abbey & Hereward appearance there by re-enactor Rory G at 1pm 17th June. #HerewardTrail #Crowland #FiveMonasteriesTour #Hereward spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/time-to-c…

Meet Hereward the Wake on Saturday 17th June, 1-2pm, Crowland Abbey for #CelebrateTheFens day #LincsConnect Hereward Trail

Join Crowland Abbey for their open day this Saturday 10am-4pm, for #CelebrateTheFens day including tours, displays, bell ringing #Crowland #LincsConnect

If you're planning to visit Crowland over Easter or are a resident of this beautiful town, here are the Easter service times. Remember, the Abbey is open from 11am to 3pm most days, and you are most welcome to pop in to pray or to explore this beautiful house of God.

Local artists will be at Crowland Abbey in Lincolnshire displaying and selling their work. 20% of sales go towards the maintenance of our ancient building. Come and appreciate their talent!! #art #artexhibition #talent #artist #Lincolnshire #Crowland #churches #exhibition

Can you spare a few hours on Friday to join the Abbey Deep Clean? Get your gloves on, bring your cloths and come to the coolest building in town! #cleaning #Abbey #Crowland #Lincolnshire #Community

Have you been fascinated by the Turin Shroud? Come and visit Crowland Abbey from 4-10th August to see the replica and ask the Knights Templar more about it. Open daily 9am - 6pm, outside of services! #history #Jesus #Shroud #crowland #exhibition #knightstemplar #Lincolnshire