St Botolph's Priory
📍 Essex, England
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St Botolph's Priory was a medieval house of Augustinian canons in Colchester, Essex, founded c. 1093. The priory had the distinction of being the first and leading Augustinian convent in England until its dissolution in 1536.
Founded c.1093, it was the first house of Augustinian canons in England. The impressive church was built of recycled Roman brick from nearby Camulodunum. During the 1648 siege of Colchester in the Civil War, the church was severely damaged by cannon fire—the bullet holes are still visible. The nave arcade survives with its massive Norman round arches. Free to visit.
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