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Baldivis, Australia
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Title
Minster Arches
Artist
Michaela Perryman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Wimborne Minster. Most of the building dates to the 12th century, although it was restored substantially by the Victorians.
The Minster is dedicated to St Cuthburga, sister of Ina King of Wessex. She founded a Benedictine Nunnery here around 705 AD; there may also have been a monastery. Nuns from Wimborne were sent to Germany with St Boniface of Crediton (c. 680-755) to help convert the pagan tribes. As a result, Wimborne still has a special link with the town and Benedictine nunnery of Ochsenfuhrt. In 871, Alfred the Great buried his brother Ethelred here (not the later King of England Ethelred), after a battle near Cranborne. The Nunnery, possibly already in decline, was destroyed in a Danish raid in 1013
The central length of the minster is 198 feet (60 m). The width, except the transepts, varies from 23 feet (7.0 m) in the nave to 21 feet (6.4 m) in the choir. The western tower of the minster is 95 feet (29 m) high. The smaller tower of the minster, above the transepts, is 84 feet (26 m). The 13th-century spire which once topped this tower fell down in a storm around 1600.
It is a Grade I listed building
Wimborne Minister, Dorset, UK, England.
Note the sleeping figure atop the arch
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Baldivis, WA - Australia
Congratulations, featured in Best of British Group 22nd September 2023 You are invited to add this featured image to our Featured Images Discussion Page July-August 2023
South Brent, De - United Kingdom
An unusual place to put a memorial....good on you for spotting this. It is an excellent composition, lovely light and symmetry. Like and favourite and congratulations on your features.
Titusville, FL - United States
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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