Leicester Abbey, Abbey Park

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Leicester Abbey, Abbey Park

Image: © John Welford Taken: 7 Jun 2016

These look like the bases of the pillars of the once massive Abbey church (the burial place of Cardinal Wolsey). However, even these have disappeared - what you can see are relatively modern reconstructions of the Abbey foundations.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.649039
Longitude
-1.136897