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The Bulletin
Fix this textDOUBLE-SIZED JUBILEE ISSUE: 1880-1955
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 76—No. 3912
Fix this textWednesday, February 2, 1955
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for transmission byPost as a Newspaper
Fix this textF)R many centuries Glastonbury, in the
Fix this textheart of Somerset, has been associated
Fix this textwith the earliest beginnings of Christianity
Fix this textin England and the Abbey ruins are today
Fix this textvisited by thousands of people from many
Fix this textparts of the world, just as their fore-
Fix this textrunners did in the Middle Ages. The
Fix this textearly pilgrims paid their visits to the
Fix this textreputed shrine of St. Joseph of Arimathea
Fix this textin pious veneration whereas the modem
Fix this textvisitor worships perhaps at the shrine of
Fix this textantiquity, for the origin of Glastonbury
Fix this textis lost in legend and mystery. The Chris-
Fix this texttian foundation survived the storms of
Fix this textSaxon, Danish and Norman conquest and
Fix this textit presents a continuity of religious life
Fix this textunequalled in any other part of Britain.
Fix this textAccording to legend, St. Joseph of
Fix this textArimathea with eleven companions
Fix this textlanded in Wales and later wandered into
Fix this textSomerset. One Christmas morning they
Fix this textreached the Isle of Avalon and there they
Fix this textdecided to build a wattle church on the
Fix this textsite now occupied by part of the Abbey
Fix this textruins. The first actual record of the
Fix this text-Abbey dates from 601 and in succeeding
Fix this textyears it grew in wealth and importance.
Fix this textIn 1184, however, most of the Abbey
Fix this textwas destroyed by a disastrous fire, but
Fix this textrebuilding on a magnificent scale was
Fix this textcommenced at once and completed in
Fix this text1303. After the Dissolution in 1539 the
Fix this textAbbey buildings were neglected and were
Fix this textlater used as a stone quarry until pur-
Fix this textchased by the Church of England in 1908.
Fix this textOn the west end of the Almshouse
Fix this textChapel may be seen today the Arms of
Fix this textKing Arthur. His association with Glas-
Fix this texttonbury is mentioned by Tennyson in his
Fix this text“Idylls of the King.” According to
Fix this textlegend King Arthur, after being wounded
Fix this textby Mordred, was brought by boat to
Fix this textGlastonbury in the hope that he might
Fix this textbe healed. There he threw his sword
Fix this text“Excalibur” into the mere and there he
Fix this textdied. In the reign of Henry II (1154-
Fix this text1189), the coffin of King Arthur and also
Fix this textthat of his Queen, Guinevere, were dis-
Fix this textcovered during excavations near the site
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Fix this textStanding in solitude in the middle of a
Fix this textmeadow near the Abbey ruins is the
Fix this textAbbot’s Kitchen, shown in the accom-
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Fix this textexample of medieval architecture is all
Fix this textthat remains of the great range of
Fix this textdomestic buildings that formed the secular
Fix this textpart of the Abbey. It was built during
Fix this textthe early 14th century for the purpose of
Fix this textpreparing food for pilgrims and guests
Fix this textand at that time it adjoined the Great
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Fix this textTHE ABBOT’S KITCHEN, SOLE SURVIVOR OF GLASTONBURY’S SPLENDOUR
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