(Click to enlarge) The modern abbey church was raised on the "footprint" of the medieval building which was destroyed following the dissolution. While there last month I respected the request not to take photographs inside but I can say that it is well worth a visit. The story of the monastic community who rebuilt the ancient abbey from the ground up is an inspiring one. Beyond the main church is a modernist Blessed Sacrament chapel which is not in the best taste visually but the Lord is there- so sucks to you Thomas Cromwell!
Long-Forgotten Painting of Crucifixion by Rubens
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[image: a gold framed painting of a man in a loin cloth nailed to a cross
against a dramatic landscape]
From *ArtNet*:
Peter Paul Rubens was a prolifi...
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