The Priory - Stoke Sub Hamdon (3)
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The Priory - Stoke Sub Hamdon (3)
Image: © Mike Searle Taken: 24 Jul 2008
Inside the site occupied by the complex of buildings known as The Priory is a stable on the left, and just beyond that is the gateway entrance that was primarily for carts. Further to the right is the medieval Hall that would have been used for communal sleeping and eating, and to the left of that is the Priory House and the attached chapel. The buildings were once the residence of the Provost and fellow chaplains of the Beauchamp Chantry Foundation. The Beauchamps were a family of some note in the West from the late C12 until the late C14, and held properties directly from the King. Sadly the chantry itself no longer exists, and apart from the Hall, what remains are largely medieval farm buildings.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.954329
Longitude
-2.751514