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Sherborne Abbey

How did Covent Garden acquire its name….?

Jun 21, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, religion, sources

Anglo-Norman Text Society, Covent Garden, Dissolution of the Monasteries, Earls of Bedford, Edward VI, French, Henry VIII, place names, Priory of Hurley, Richard II, Sherborne Abbey, Westminster Abbey

If you go to this site, you’ll find the following: “Covent Garden” is essentially a corruption of “Convent Garden” using the French couvent derivation as opposed to the Latin conventus…. “….Couvent means a religious building such as a nunnery or monastery…. “….By the 13th century, most of the present Covent Garden area was land belonging to Westminster Abbey…
A Medieval Almshouse–with a Hidden Treasure

Jul 3, 2020

art, buildings, religion

almshouses, Bishop Robert Neville, castles, Henry VI, Humphrey Stafford of Hooke, Julian Inn, Reformation, Sherborne, Sherborne Abbey, St. John the Baptist, St. John the Evangelist, stained glass, Triptych

Sherborne is a pretty little town with a ruined castle, interesting buildings including, an abbey, and a medieval almshouse. All are well worth a visit but the 15th century almshouse is of particular note as it is still in use in its original function. As the buildings are residential, the Almshouse is not generally open…