A Benedictine order of monks, founded in the Burgundian area of France, by Duke William of Aquitaine. It was unusual in that, unlike other monastic communities it was granted perpetual freedom from military service and other temporal obligations. The order spread to Britain in the eleventh century, with the first monastery being erected at Lewes.
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Order of Cluny
Bermondsey Abbey, founded as a Priory of the Order of Cluny, stood here, 1082...
Designed by James Brooks. Located at 217 - 223 Kingsland Road, E2, it is now the Christ Apostolic Church.
Escaped the Great Fire. Demolished and rebuilt in 1774-7. Unused it was demolished in 1923 leaving part of the tower and the porch but then that was badly burnt in WW2. There is a related ruin jus...
Became vicar in 1947 of St Marks Kennington and oversaw the restoration of the building following WW2 damage. Â He may have a first initial 'H'.
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