Muchelney, Monks Reredorter c.1965
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M387067
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M387067
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Isolated on an island amidst the marshes, the community grew lax and neglected their religious discipline; the monks developed a taste for worldly comforts. When the bishop of Bath and Wells visited in the early 14th century, he was not impressed with their conduct and commanded them to build the nearby parish church and provide it with a priest.
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A Selection of Memories from Muchelney
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The Old School House was the village school, which opened in 1868 and closed in 1960. The school was built by the landowner using the local blue lias stone. The windows were reclaimed from the Abbey, as were corbals and other pieces of stonework and are a definite feature of the property. The school took all ages until the early 1870's when it was split into infants and juniors. At its height there were 52 ...see more
We had the priviledge of staying in Muchelney during December 2007! What a discovery! We stayed in a beautiful cottage, had lovely hosts. As visitors from Africa, we experienced our first real heavy frost. The pools of water looked as if were covered in glass! One morning we went for a walk in the village and stepped onto these "glass pools", which of course cracked under out feet, breaking it into ...see more
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