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Glastonbury Abbey and town
Introduction
The Abbey
The Abbey of
Glastonbury founded in the seventh century is a truly
atmospheric place steeped in history and legend
including association with King Arthur and the Holy
Grail. Before the dissolution in 1536-40, It was a rich
and powerful monastery. However all that remains now of
it's former glory are ruins set in 36 acres of parkland
which are open to the public.
Glastonbury
Abbey is a truly peaceful place, another sanctuary in
this ancient market town from the hectic pace of modern
life.
Glastonbury Abbey was traditionally the first
Christian Sanctuary in Great Britain, Associated
with Joseph of Arimathea and Saints David and
Patrick.
In the
grounds of the Abbey there is a descendent of
the Holy Thorn tree, a graft from the original
tree which legend says that Joseph of Arimathæa
brought with him from the Holy Land and which
sprouted from his staff
A
grave discovered in the 12th century was
purported to be the grave of King Arthur and
Queen Guinevere.
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Growing in The herb garden are herbs
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Grave of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere
The site indicated by the second marker in the
far distance is the place where it is purported
that King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere were
buried. In the year 1191 it is claimed that
monks having received information from visions
and from manuscripts in their library discovered
the graves, inside which contained the remains
of a man and a woman.
The grave was 16 feet down and, according to
Giraldus a twelfth century chronicler,
underneath the covering stone was a leaden cross
upon which was written:Hic jacet sepultus
inclitus rex Arthurus in insula Avalonia
("Here lies interred the famous King Arthur on
the Isle of Avalon")
For more information:
King
Arthurs Tomb - Glastonbury Abbey
Credit Photo former
gravesite King Arthur:
Tom Oidelman
File:Former Gravesite King
Arthur (GlastonburyAbbey).jpg - Wikimedia
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The Town
Overlooked by
Glastonbury Tor, an important sacred hill, Glastonbury
in Somerset is a colourful town of rich traditions
attracting visitors from all over the world and from all
walks of life, cultures and traditions. Glastonbury was
once an island, the isle of Avalon. It has been a place
of pilgrimage for thousands of years and has been
considered as sacred since Megalithic times 4-5,000
years ago. Here there are associations with Joseph of
Arimathæa, King Arthur and it is home to the ancient
Goddess whose veneration is much in evidence. It is of course of importance not only to Christianity and the
Glastonbury goddess but also to a plethora
of New Age beliefs and a multi-faith centre, a place
of spiritual significance world-wide. It is, as already
mentioned, thought
that Jesus visited here.
For many however
it is simply like any other town and there are some
locals who resent the influence of those of the alternative and
New-Age persuasion. Most certainly they appear to have at
the very least dominated shopping here and in the town centre
you will find a fascinating array of New-Age and alternative shops
selling a wide range of esoteric, religious and
cultural paraphernalia including books, crystals, herbs
and incense. You will find a shop selling items of
interest to Tibetan Buddhists, stores crammed with goods
from India and a very curious looking shop selling
statues of the Goddess along with candles and incense. There are places of healing such as the
National Federation of Spiritual Healers to name just
one. Also cafe's
specialising in vegetarian food such as the ever popular
Blue Note and much much more. You will even
find the Goddess temple tucked away in the Court Yard
off of
the High Street
Glastonbury is also
host to the now world famous Glastonbury music festival.
Indeed it is a special place to many people and visitors
flock here every year. This town and its
environs has a special feel to it, an atmosphere all of
its own, a special but intangible something.
All
Photographs in this section where taken by Kevin
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High Street Glastonbury
The photo opposite shows the lower end of Glastonbury High Street as it
meets with Magdalene Street. In the photograph
you can see the entrance to the "Glastonbury
Experience" a court yard with an
interesting variety of New Age and alternative
shops and other establishments of interest to
those of the aforementioned persuasion, among
them the Goddess temple and Star Child, Also the
rear entrance to the blue note cafe serving
exclusively good and cheap vegetarian and vegan
food. Also you can see the second hand book
shop, Court Yard Books, selling new and used
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Star Child
A fascinating shop in the court yard and as one customer remarked,
"its looks rather like a scene from Harry Potter".
Here you will find Goddess and other statuary,
books, candles, incense, herbs aroma therapy
oils and much more.
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The Blue Note Cafe
A popular venue for a good range of vegetarian
and vegan meals. Seats also in the court yard. A
great atmosphere.
When this photograph was taken it was nearly
closing time and rather empty. During the day it
is however full of people and lively music,
usually Jazz.
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Glastonbury Town Centre
Cafe's and pubs are numerous in
Glastonbury and on a fine day people sit
out to enjoy the sunshine. In the
distance you can see the tower of St
John's church. Also of interest is the
George and Pilgrim hotel founded in the
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New Age and alternative shops line the high
street of Glastonbury. In the photograph above
you can see the tourist information centre and
Glastonbury Lake Village Museum housed in the
15th century tribunal thought to have once been
a merchants house, Gothic Image and the Speaking
Tree both of which stock a wide range of
new-age, alternative, religious and esoteric
books, music and other related merchandise.
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