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Halesowen Abbey, West Midlands, England
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This is part of the North Wall of the Presbytery (choir). |
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Wider view of the North Wall remnant seen in the photo above. | |
Presbytery (choir) wall with a portion of the west wall of the south Trancept in the background | |
Wider view of photo immediately above, note modern farm buildings and equipment as well as a fence on the right. | |
Remains of Abbey Church wall, south Trancept, photographed over the modern stable buildings. | ![]() |
Silouette of the Church wall south Trancept, taken from the opposite side to the photo above. | ![]() |
A clearer, daylight view of the south Trancept. | |
Part of the south and west walls of the "Frater" or refectory. Notice how it is recessing outward at a noticeable angle. | |
The gothic remains of the refectory building. | ![]() |
Detail of a window port in the Refectory building. | ![]() |
Other side of the Refectory remains, showing the truncated buttresses. This may be a reason why the walls of these remains are recessing at a noticeable angle. | ![]() |
Wider view of the front of the Infirmary building. This building lies separated from the rest of the structures, and is therefore assumed to have been the infirmary. | ![]() |
Tradition holds that this image of a woman's head is that of St. Barbara. It is located on the outer Infirmary wall, next to the large entrance seen at right center in the photo above. | ![]() |
Outside view of the rear of the Infirmary, restored by supporters of the Abbey site. | |
Another view of the rear of the infirmary, which lies a short distance from the remaining buildings of the site. Note the buttresses. | |
View of one end-wall of the infirmary. Note the shutter-hole vents in the wall. | |
Wall detail of the infirmary. Note the window shuttered using brick. | |
Original timber framed roof inside infirmary. | |
Detail of roof timbering inside infirmary. |
Stone lid of a grave recovered near the north wall of the Presbytery (choir). This may well be an abbot offering his monastery to the Lord (the iconic depiction fits this tradition). |
Stone carving of a kneeling figure believed to be a knight who died in / during the Crusades (the figure has his knees crossed, an indicator of this status). |
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Stable Building. | ![]() |
End wall of the stable building. | ![]() |
Home of the Tudor family, owners of the Abbey. | ![]() |