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Brecon Chase, SHEERNESS, ME12 2TR

Parked outside the Working Men's Club, close to Minster Abbey. While I don't generally post photos of wheeled vehicles on Geograph - on the grounds that they could pop up in almost any grid-square in lowland Britain - in this case I couldn't resist the name and the strong local flavour.

As seen from the Gatehouse Museum roof, beside Minster Abbey. Overlooking Minster. In the background is Kingsnorth Power Station.

A rear view, the newer extension to the front is just seen on the left. It seems quite a popular place.

To the left of the picture is the Gatehouse to Minster Abbey (in the background) see http://www.minsterabbey.org.uk/index01.htm on the Isle of Sheppey

Looking at the portal of Image] which, apart from the church, is all that remains of the former abbey on this site, though since 1937 there has been an active nunnery here. This gatehouse houses a small museum, currently [Feb 2023] only open for a couple of hours on a Saturday. See their website here: https://www.minstergatehouse.co.uk/opening-times

Minster Abbey is named after a Saxon nunnery here which was founded in 664AD and sacked by the Danes in 835. This was re-established about 1130, when the present church was built, incorporating and still showing parts of its Saxon predecessor. It is located on the highest point of the Isle of Sheppey and gives superb views to the south across the island and beyond The Swale to the mainland. Following the Dissolution, the Abbey came into the ownership of Sir Thomas Cheyne (or Cheney) and he was first buried in the now lost chapel of Saint Katherine on this site in 1559. Most of the Abbey was eventually demolished except for the church and the adjacent Abbey Gatehouse. The Gatehouse survived because it was used as a private residence and now contains an interesting local history museum. A full description of the Abbey can be found at http://www.minsterabbey.org.uk/3.html

Minster Abbey is named after a Saxon nunnery here which was founded in 664AD and sacked by the Danes in 835. This was re-established about 1130, when the present church was built, incorporating and still showing parts of its Saxon predecessor. It is located on the highest point of the Isle of Sheppey and gives superb views to the south across the island and beyond The Swale to the mainland. Following the Dissolution, the Abbey came into the ownership of Sir Thomas Cheyne (or Cheney) and he was first buried in the now lost chapel of Saint Katherine on this site in 1559. Most of the Abbey was eventually demolished except for the church and the adjacent Abbey Gatehouse. The Gatehouse survived because it was used as a private residence and now contains an interesting local history museum. This masked nun was at the entrance. A full description of the Abbey can be found at http://www.minsterabbey.org.uk/3.html

The gatehouse to Minster Abbey dates from the C13th and is the only remaining building from the former abbey. It houses a museum, see their own website here: https://www.minstergatehouse.co.uk If you wish to visit, I suggest you check its opening hours.

Taken from roof of Minster Abbey Gatehouse