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Davington, The Priory 1892
Photo ref: 31479
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The Priory, and what is left of the Priory church, has an ancient history. Two nuns from here were shipwrecked at Reculver on their way to Minster in Thanet. To give thanks for the saving of their lives, they instituted the construction of the twin church towers that once existed at Davington. Thereafter the Reculver towers were called the 'two sisters'. What was left of the Priory was severely damaged in 1781 when a Faversham gunpowder mill exploded. Since then the Priory has undergone extensive restoration and modernisation, and is now a private house.

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