Category Archives: St Catherine’s Chapel

Cerne Abbas: its abbey and giant

Posted on October 28, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

©Bryan Phillips Oct 2024 We were at the recent conference ‘Cerne Giant and other Wessex Hill Figures’ at the Dorset Museum which discussed the dating of the phallic giant. There were some interesting talks: one by Barbara Yorke, University of … Continue reading →

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Milton Abbas Pendant

Posted on February 13, 2024 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Is now available to view at the Dorset Museum. This unique Anglo-Saxon pendant was found in Milton Abbas by one of the members of the Milton Abbas Local History Group, Charles Bullock, who reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme where … Continue reading →

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St Catherine’s Chapel

Posted on April 9, 2023 by miltonabbashistorygroup

At our last meeting Helier Exon gave an account of the chapel, including the mystery of when it might have been founded. This presentation will shortly be available on our Member’s Section of the website. There are several myths about … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree Festival 2022

Posted on January 4, 2023 by miltonabbashistorygroup

Thanks to Ann Fookes who organised the tree and to Nicky Griffin for decorating it with images of the medieval tiles of St Catherine’s Chapel. This is the contribution from the Milton Abbas Local History Group for this year. There … Continue reading →

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St Catherine’s Chapel – medieval tiles

Posted on June 25, 2022 by miltonabbashistorygroup

The Milton Abbas Local History Group have been recording all the medieval tiles in the Chapel. We have photographed them at high resolution. The tiles were moved from the Abbey Church during its Victorian restoration. They show the results of … Continue reading →

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St Catherine’s Chapel

Posted on May 23, 2022 by miltonabbashistorygroup

New LIDAR Digital Terrain Model data is now available at Archi Maps. This is a revelation for the area around St Catherine’s Chapel. Compare the map on our website showing the entrenchment with the latest DTM The Chapel itself is … Continue reading →

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St Catherine’s Chapel

Posted on January 1, 2022 by miltonabbashistorygroup

This magical and mysterious and religious place was restored by Sir Everard Hambro in 1903. It was re-consecrated that year and the first service in several centuries performed on the Feast of St Catherine 25th November 1903 by the Reverend … Continue reading →

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