Minster, Abbey Church And Abbey Gate c.1952
Photo ref:
M373014
More about this scene
The abbey was founded in AD670 as a nunnery by Sexburga, widow of Ercombert, King of Kent; the original building was burnt by the Danes. Around 1130 the Archbishop of Canterbury restored the abbey and the church. In 1539, Henry VIII dissolved the abbey; all that remains today are the church of St Mary and St Sexburga, and the abbey gatehouse. The clock above the church door is inscribed with the words 'My times are in thy hand'.
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