ENGLAND’S OLDEST HOME.
It was recently announced that the oldest residence in England was for sale. This was Minster Abbey, in the Isle of Thanet, which has been lived in without a break since 740, close on 1200 years ago. Minster Abbey was occupied by the Benedictine monks for five centuries, and was a nunnery for over 250 years. There are very few buildings of similar antiquity in the country, though some of the old Saxon churches—or parts of them—still remain. One of the few complete examples of a Saxon church is that at Bradford-on-Avon. But there is Saxon furniture actually in existence. A chaii, which is even older than Minster Abbey, is still preserved at Jarrow, in Durham. It is said to have belonged to the Venerable Bede.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7061, 8 November 1929, Page 6
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129ENGLAND’S OLDEST HOME. Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7061, 8 November 1929, Page 6
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