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Description: | The Abbey was established in 1147 by Eustace Fitz-John for 21 canons of the Premonstratensian Order, which was founded by St Norbert in France in 1119. It once held two major relics: the chalice of Thomas of Canterbury and the toe of Simon de Montfort. By the 18th century the only building left standing was this 15th-century square-turreted and crenellated gatehouse decorated with the arms of Alnwick Abbey. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Grimm, Samuel Hieronymus | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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