Glastonbury Abbey Collection

Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, UK, Europe

St Dunstan at the feet of Christ
3585647 St Dunstan at the feet of Christ; (add.info.: St Dunstan at the feet of Christ. Dunstan (909 - 19 May 988 AD) was an Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, a Bishop of Worcester, a Bishop of London

Opening of the Central Somerset Railway - Procession in the Abbey Grounds, at Glastonbury, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Central Somerset Railway - Procession in the Abbey Grounds, at Glastonbury, 1854. The line...carries a road of iron into the very heart of pastoral Somerset...It is a single line

Glastonbury Abbey - North Door of St. Joseph's Chapel, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Glastonbury Abbey - North Door of St. Joseph's Chapel, 1850. Ruined medieval abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset. View showing...the North Portal of St

Glastonbury Abbey - interior of St. Joseph's Chapel, from the Crypt, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Glastonbury Abbey - interior of St. Joseph's Chapel, from the Crypt, 1850. Ruined medieval abbey in Glastonbury, Somerset

Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, August 1927
A GWR Publicity view of Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset, August 1927. The image shows the ruins of the historic abbey from the far end looking west towards the Lady Chapel and King Arthurs Tomb

Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, May 1928
A GWR Publicity view of the Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset in May 1928. The tops of the ruin walls are covered in ivy and overgrown vegetation

Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, c. 1920s
A GWR Publicity view of the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset in the 1920s. Beyond the monumental broken archway of the main Abbey lies King Arthurs Tomb and Abbey House

Glastonbury Abbey, March 1924
A GWR Publicity view of the Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey in March 1924. The walls of the historic ruins are covered in ivy and overgrown plants

The Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury, 1854. Part of the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset:..the abbot's garden, an octagonal building of stately dimensions, raised its pyramidal form

England, Somerset, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Abbey, The High Altar

Doorway of Chapel of St. Mary, Glastonbury Abbey (colour litho)
3101529 Doorway of Chapel of St. Mary, Glastonbury Abbey (colour litho) by Haslehust, Ernest William (1866-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doorway of Chapel of St. Mary, Glastonbury Abbey)

Glastonbury Abbey, Portion of Chapel in North Transept (engraving)
727374 Glastonbury Abbey, Portion of Chapel in North Transept (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey)

Glastonbury Abbey, Norman Doorway (b / w photo)
5200201 Glastonbury Abbey, Norman Doorway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, Norman Doorway)

Glastonbury Abbey, Lady Chapel (b / w photo)
5200196 Glastonbury Abbey, Lady Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, Lady Chapel)

Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel, Interior, looking East (engraving)
727370 Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel, Interior, looking East (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel)

Glastonbury Abbey (coloured engraving)
727366 Glastonbury Abbey (coloured engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey)

Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel, from North-west (engraving)
727368 Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel, from North-west (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel)

Glastonbury Abbey (b / w photo)
5200197 Glastonbury Abbey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey)

Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel, Interior, looking West (engraving)
727375 Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel, Interior, looking West (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, St Josephs Chapel)

Glastonbury Abbey, Doorway in St Josephs Chapel (engraving)
727371 Glastonbury Abbey, Doorway in St Josephs Chapel (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, Doorway in St Josephs Chapel)

Glastonbury Abbey, Interior, from the East (engraving)
727369 Glastonbury Abbey, Interior, from the East (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, Interior, from the East)

Glastonbury Abbey (engraving)
2777233 Glastonbury Abbey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey)

Glastonbury Abbey, Abbots Kitchen (engraving)
727373 Glastonbury Abbey, Abbots Kitchen (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, Abbots Kitchen)

Glastonbury Abbey, Interior, from the West (engraving)
727367 Glastonbury Abbey, Interior, from the West (engraving) by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, Interior, from the West)

Glastonbury Abbey (colour litho)
5995480 Glastonbury Abbey (colour litho) by Tyndale, Walter Frederick Roofe (1856-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey)

Glastonbury Abbey, Kitchen (b / w photo)
5200199 Glastonbury Abbey, Kitchen (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glastonbury Abbey, Kitchen)

The ruins of the Great Church in the historic Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Abbey Ruins, 1850s. Creator: Unknown
Abbey Ruins, 1850s

Bedford MK41 0 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Bedford MK41 0

Glastonbury Abbey, c1870. Glastonbury Abbey, rebuilt after fire in 1184 was by 14th century one of the richest and most powerful monasteries in England, associated with the legend of King Arthur

The Abbots Kitchen, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Abbots Kitchen, 1898. The Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury, a 14th century medieval octagonal kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset is Grade I listed and was also used as a Quaker meeting house

St. Josephs Chapel, Glastonbury Abbey (6th Century), 1900. Creator: Underwood & Underwood
The most ancient religious Ruin in England - St. Josephs Chapel, Glastonbury Abbey (6th Century), 1900. Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset, founded in the 7th century

The Prospect of the Towne of Glastonbury, late 17th century. Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar
The Prospect of the Towne of Glastonbury, late 17th century. View of the town of Glastonbury ( Glastoniensis in Latin) in Somerset, with the Tor on the right. Description and key in Latin

Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

St. Josephs Chapel, Interior, Looking East, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
St. Josephs Chapel, Interior, Looking East, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Doorway in St Josephs Chapel, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Doorway in St Josephs Chapel, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

St. Josephs Chapel, from North-West, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
St. Josephs Chapel, from North-West, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Abbots kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey, 1936. Sights of Britain, second series of 48 cigarette cards, issued with Senior Service, Junior Member, and Illingworth cigarettes

Glastonbury Abbey Arches North Aisle Roger Fenton
Glastonbury Abbey, Arches of the North Aisle; Roger Fenton (English, 1819 - 1869); Glastonbury, England; 1858; Albumen silver print

Glastonbury Abbey Chantry Chapel W. R Sedgfield
Glastonbury Abbey; Chantry Chapel; W.R. Sedgfield (English, 1826 - 1902); Glastonbury, Somerset, England; 1862; Albumen silver print

Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Great Britain 1865
Glastonbury Abbey; Glastonbury, Great Britain; about 1865; Albumen silver print

GLASTONBURY ABBEY, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european
GLASTONBURY ABBEY, UK, U.K. Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European, 19th century engraving

GLASTONBURY ABBEY, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

GLASTONBURY ABBEY, UK, U. K. Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain
GLASTONBURY ABBEY, UK, U.K. Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European, 19th century engraving

Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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Glastonbury Abbey, located in the picturesque town of Glastonbury, Somerset, England, stands as a testament to centuries of history and spirituality. The ruins of this ancient abbey transport visitors back in time to August 1927 when its grandeur was still intact. As you wander through the remnants of the Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey, it's easy to imagine the beauty that once graced this sacred space in May 1928. Dating back to the 1920s, it has witnessed countless moments of devotion and contemplation. In March 1924, pilgrims from all over Europe flocked here seeking solace and spiritual enlightenment. The High Altar served as a focal point for their prayers and reflections on faith. The Doorway of Chapel St. Mary is a stunning example of architectural artistry captured in vibrant color lithography. It beckons you into another era where worshipers sought solace within its walls. The North Transept reveals an engraving showcasing a portion of the chapel that once stood proud within Glastonbury Abbey's grounds. Its intricate details speak volumes about the craftsmanship that went into constructing such holy spaces. A black-and-white photograph captures an ethereal moment inside Glastonbury Abbey's Lady Chapel—a place where silence reverberated with whispered prayers throughout history. An old chair discovered within these hallowed grounds dates back to 1822; it bears witness to generations who found comfort while sitting upon its worn seat during times of reflection and meditation. St Joseph's Chapel invites us further into this mystical journey with an enchanting engraving depicting its interior looking eastward—an invitation for introspection amidst divine surroundings. Gazing upon these glimpses into Glastonbury Abbey's past transports us beyond time itself—allowing us to connect with those who came before us seeking solace or answers amidst these sacred walls.