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Roger Everett: St Benet’s Abbey
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In this Broads interview, Dominik speaks with Roger Everett about St Benet's Abbey, an Anglo-Saxon monastery that survived Henry VIII's dissolution. They discuss the site's historical significance, the annual open air service held by the Bishop of Norwich, and the 1930s mahogany yachts at the Hunter Fleet boatyard. Everett also provides details on the Friends of the Abbey organization and their weekly tours.
Dominik interviews Roger Everett regarding St Benet's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery established in Anglo-Saxon times that uniquely avoided dissolution by Henry VIII. Everett describes the site's historical significance, comparing its medieval activity to the M25, and discusses the open air service held by the Bishop of Norwich on the first Sunday in August. The conversation also covers local nature, the Hunter Fleet boatyard in Luddham with its 1930s mahogany yachts, and the Friends of the Abbey organization. Details on membership costs and the schedule for free weekly tours from May to September are provided.
Topics
- History and features of St Benet's Abbey
- Local wildlife and nature
- The Friends of St Benet's Abbey organization
Participants
- Dominik
- Roger Everett
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It's the only monastery in England that was established in Anglo-Saxon times and lasted right through to the Middle Ages, and it's the only one that wasn't dissolved by Henry the Eighth. So that makes it unique. So it is a spot.
Although, at times I find it very busy, but perhaps not as busy now as it was in the medieval times. This would have been like the M twenty five in the medieval period. It being the main source of of.
Some come for spiritual reasons, some come for historical reasons. But there are so many people who love this place, and as a group, we are trying to act as a focus for those people.