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Stained Glass at Birkenhead Priory
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Birkenhead Priory, Priory Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England was founded about 1150 for the Benedictines, the parts that remain are open to the public. St Mary's Tower has been dedicated to those who died on HMS Thetis. In 1317 the monks from the Priory were granted ferry right by Edward II. This allowed the monks to build a house in what is now Water Street to store their corn. The house was also used by travellers for shelter if the weather was too bad for the ferry to cross the Mersey. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (480x640, 60 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Birkenhead Priory Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (480x640, 60 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Birkenhead Priory Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (728x680, 333 KB) Source http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (728x680, 333 KB) Source http://www. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council Merseyside is a county, located in the North West of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Events Åhus, Sweden gains city privileges City of Airdrie, Scotland founded King Sverker I of Sweden is deposed and succeeded by Eric IX of Sweden. ... A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ... Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology: The first Thetis was a 22-gun storeship launched in 1717. ... Edward II, (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... The River Mersey is a river in the north west of England. ...


Parts of the site are listed buildings of Grade I and II*, it is also a Scheduled ancient monument. Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... A Scheduled Ancient Monument is defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983 of the United Kingdom government. ...


External links

  • Wirral Council: Birkenhead Priory & St Mary's Tower
  • Visit Liverpool: Birkenhead Priory & St Mary's Tower
  • Birkenhead Priory
  • Priory ruins
  • Priory chapel

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Houses of Benedictine monks: The priory of Birkenhead | British History Online (3136 words)
The prior complained to the king that the public highway ran through the middle of the priory court and was given leave to deal with the nuisance by diverting the road and enclosing the priory with a wall or hedge and ditch.
The priory was visited three times by Bishop Blythe or his commissioners between 1518 and 1524; on each occasion there were seven members of the house, including two novices in 1518 and one in 1521 and 1524.
The priory was included in the list of monasteries worth less than £200 a year and was liable for dissolution under the terms of the Act of 1536.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Birkenhead Priory (705 words)
Birkenhead Priory, Priory Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England was founded about 1150 for the Benedictines, the parts that remain are open to the public.
Birkenhead was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1877, and became a county borough with the passing of the Local Government Act 1888.
Birkenhead and Liverpool became the first major conurbations in northwest England to be served by an underground railway system, which became part of "Merseyrail" in the 1970s and 1980s.
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