A ruined Augustinian priory, then just outside Cambridge. Only a chapel, St Andrew the Less, survived the dissolution of the monasteries.
Barnwell Abbey (Cambridge)
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The overlays that highlight 17th century London features are approximate and derived from Wenceslaus Hollar’s maps:
- Built-up London – London before the Fire
- City of London wall and Great Fire damage – London after the Fire
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References
Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.
1668
- May
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Terry Foreman • Link
Barnwell Priory was an Augustinian priory at Barnwell in Cambridgeshire, founded as a house of Canons Regular. The only surviving parts are 13th-century claustral building and remnants found in the walls, cellar and gardens of Abbey House. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar…