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Based on documentary evidence, the Priory Church of St Marys in Abergavenny has been a place of worship since the late 11th century; archaeological evidence though suggests that the site has a much earlier period of use. Over the past 1000 years the church has been radically altered to reflect its wealth, status and sometimes, its decline. During the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries a number of drastic alterations were made that included the complete demolition and rebuild of the nave. This wholesale change, coupled with the Reformation of 1536 and the vandalism of the mid- to late 17th century by Cromwell's troops did not deter the people of Abergavenny from using this most beautiful of spaces. In the recent past, the late Jeremy Winston did much to add his signature onto the priory's fabric making St Mary a most splendid place of worship. An Anatomy of a Priory Church, comprising twelve thought-provoking chapters, traces the archaeology, history and conservation of this most impressive building, delving deep into its anatomy.

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Author:   George Nash (Associate Professor, Geosciences Centre, IPT (u. ID73 – FCT), Portugal)
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Archaeology
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.565kg
ISBN:  

9781784911089

ISBN 10:   1784911089
Pages:   213
Publication Date:   30 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

An Anatomy of a Priory Church: Contextualising St Mary’s, Abergavenny (George Nash) ; Church and Settlement: St Mary’s Priory and the Archaeology of the Town (Frank Olding) ; Establishing Strong Roots: The Medieval History of St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny (Kay Blackwell and Trefor Morris) ; The History of the Conservation of the Priory Fabric (P. M. Bartosch) ; St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny – Monument Conservation (Michael Eastham) ; The History and Conservation of the Choir Stalls (Hugh Harrison) ; A 15th Century Oak Figure of Jesse: An Account of its Technical Examination and Conservation (Carol Galvin) ; Unlocking the Anatomy of a Medieval Priory Church: The Archaeology (George Nash) ; Reflections on the History, Function and Survival of St Mary’s Jesse (Muriel Adams) ; Commemoration and Culture: the monuments of Abergavenny Priory in context (Rhianydd Biebrach) ; The Structural Conservation of St Mary’s Tithe Barn (Huw Evans Johns) ; Fire, Stone and Revenge: The Archaeology behind the Turbulent History of the Tithe Barn (George Nash) ; The Way Forward: The Conservation Management Plan (Harvey Faulkner-Aston)

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George Nash is an Associate Professor at Geosciences Centre of Coimbra University ITM (Earth and Memory Institute), Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT), Portugal, as well as working for SLR Consulting, an environmental planning consultancy based in the UK. His academic specialisms include the study of prehistoric and contemporary art, prehistoric architecture, mortuary practices, and buildings. In the past George has been involved in a number of major rock-art recording and interpretation projects, the most recent being in the Central Negev region of southern Israel and in central Andean Chile. In his native Wales, he is convener for the Welsh Rock art Organisation (WRAO). In addition to fieldwork, he has written, edited and co-edited many books on prehistoric art and monumentality, and written and presented programmes on European rock-art and contemporary graffiti for the BBC.

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