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The Bulletin
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 73— No. 3785
Fix this textWednesday, August 27, 1952
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper.
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Fix this textROMSEY ABBEY, SAVED FROM THE WRECKER FOR £100
Fix this textROMSEY, beside the River Test, eight miles from Southampton, is a town
Fix this textof great antiquity which grew up around its Abbey Church, originally
Fix this textfounded as a Benedictine nunnery in the year 907 by King Edward the Elder.
Fix this textHis eldest daughter, Ethelflasda, became abbess and was later buried mere.
Fix this textIn Saxon days Romsey Abbey was a notable educational establishment, ana
Fix this textthe daughters of kings and nobles were sent there to be educated. One ot
Fix this textthese was King John’s daughter, Johanna, who later became Queen ot
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Fix this textIn 1004 the Danes invaded Hampsnire and aestroyed the Abbey, but
Fix this textthe occupants were able to escape to the safety of Winchester, from which
Fix this textthey returned in due course, and the Abbey Church rose again on the
Fix this textfoundations of the old and continued to flourish. Extensive rebuilding of the
Fix this textAbbey in the Norman style commenced about 1120 under the guidance of
Fix this textthe Bishop of Winchester, and the present building dates mainly from that
Fix this textneriod. The magnificent Norman arches with elaborate moulding in the choir
Fix this textare reputed to be the best examples of this style of architecture in Europe.
Fix this textBeneath the flooring near the pulpit can still be seen portions of the original
Fix this textSaxon church which existed in the days of Edgar and Canute.
Fix this textAt the time of its suppression, 1539, the Abbey buildings were valued at
Fix this text£528, and the people of Romsey were allowed to preserve their splendid Abbey
Fix this textby buying it from the Crown for £lOO. The deed of sale, signed by King
Fix this textHenry VIII, is still preserved within the Abbey, together with the famous
Fix this textRomsey Psalter, an illuminated manuscript dating from 1450 Another
Fix this texttreasure of the Abbey is a remarkable early-sixteeenth-century painted teredos
Fix this textwhich narrowly escaped destruction during the Civil War when the Roundheads
Fix this textdesecrated the Abbey. On the north wall of the transept may still be seen
Fix this textthe bullet scars made during that period. The Abbey is surmounted by a
Fix this textlow central tower which houses a peal of eight bells, originally hung in a
Fix this textDuring their honeymoon in 1947 the Queen, then H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth,
Fix this textand the Duke of Edinburgh attended service at Romsey Abbey whfle staying
Fix this textat nearby Broadlands, the home of Lord and Lady Mountbatten of Burma.
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