Tuesday, November 09, 2021

Leiston Abbey

 



Who lives in a house like this?  The next town to Aldeburgh, going North, is Leiston, once a major centre for railway engineering. Just outside Leiston are the ruins of Leiston Abbey, and very spectacular they are, too.  

Now managed by a combination of English Heritage and a young persons' music charity who run courses here, the abbey contains some complete structures.  This one is a patchwork of brick, flintwork, beach pebble and rendering.


The abbey itself was clearly a vast structure.



The Lady Chapel has been made weatherproof and may well be used for services, concerts, weddings...


Note the mix of brick, flintwork and timber cladding.



The remains of a Tudor gatehouse.

We left the Abbey and took a path through woodland leading out to the sea, just south of Minsmere, where we sat and had lunch.  Suddenly a black head appeared swimming parallel to the beach, submerging for a stretch and then reappearing. It was a grey seal.



2 comments:

Maureentakoma said...

So good to hear about your recent adventures and see images of interesting corners of the country.

CarolM said...

Thank you for posting your travel logs. You know how I admire
your photos with descriptions. I appreciate the history bits, too.