5K views · 452 reactions | A medieval monastic gem: Titly Abbey, Essex. Firstly, as you could probably tell, Latin is not my strongest subjects, with my total butchering of the Latin name for this type of monastic chapel. Nevertheless, such capella ante portas are fascinating structures and other exist in various monastic sites across the country - including Hailes Abbey in Gloucestershire. The chapel was converted into a parish church after the reformation. Of course, the abbey was dissolved by King Henry VIII in the 1530s as part of his dissolution of the monasteries. The chapel turned church at Titly Abbey in Essex is also notable for its collection of medieval and Tudor brasses - some of which I showed in this video - and for its striking orange exterior. While the chapel and abbey ruins look like a serene piece of the English countryside. This site is a stones throw from London’s Stanstead Airport - with planes regularly tearing up the sky overhead. | Great British Architecture
A medieval monastic gem: Titly Abbey, Essex.
Firstly, as you could probably tell, Latin is not my strongest subjects, with my total butchering of the Latin name for this type of monastic chapel.
Nevertheless, such capella ante portas are fascinating structures and other exist in various monastic sites across the country - including Hailes Abbey in Gloucestershire.
The chapel was converted into a parish church after the reformation. Of course, the abbey was dissolved by King Henry VIII in the 1530s as part of his dissolution of the monasteries.
The chapel turned church at Titly Abbey in Essex is also notable for its collection of medieval and Tudor brasses - some of which I showed in this video - and for its striking orange exterior.
While the chapel and abbey ruins look like a serene piece of the English countryside. This site is a stones throw from London’s Stanstead Airport - with planes regularly tearing up the sky overhead.