Henry VIII dissolved the priory and the guest house is a ruin. Parts of the original priory are still standing around the current church, which is truly beautiful.
Pocketful of joy today, taking a friend to walk along the tree tunnnel and then see the priory and having a cuppa and cake in the van (with the bonus of sunshine!)
Very dramatic photo with those clouds in the background in spite of your statement there was sunshine! Lovely little face in that remaining wall. It looks quite disturbed about the state of disrepair and how fascinating to be close to that kind of history
My effort at Droste effect. Hope it meets the challenge. https://365project.org/ankers70/365/2024-02-12