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<div class="content-a"><p class="object-right gallery"><em>Wymondham Abbey</em></p>                                                          <p class="lead">Two tall towers compete for attention in Wymondham. If the stones could talk they would tell of centuries of rivalry in this Norfolk market town – and of some fascinating human stories.</p><form action="" method="post" class="web-form  hide" id="send-to-friend-email"><fieldset></fieldset></form>        <h3>Why two towers?</h3><p>Its a  case of town versus gown, in this case between the people of Wymondham  and the monks of the abbey. For 300 years they squared up against each  other, competing for space, attention and prestige,lululemon outlet canada, before their  disputes were settled. Even then there was more conflict to come after  the abbey was closed and demolished. But were getting ahead of  ourselves. After the conquest of 1066, a Norman knight called William  dAlbini was given the extensive Norfolk lands of the Saxon archbishop  of Canterbury,lululemon outlet, Stigand. This included the manor of Wymondham. Like most  knights, dAlbini,Toms Shoes Outlet, known as Strong Hand,Toms Outlet, was keen to show off his  religious devotion and demonstrate his wealth. At Rising, he built a  mighty castle,Toms Shoes Outlet, but at Wymondham he decided to build a church on the site  of a Saxon construction. Work got under way in 1107, and dAlbini  declared it would serve as both an abbey and a church for the  townspeople.</p><h3>So far,Sgt Danny Nightingale recommended for medical discharge - Telegraph, so good.</h3><p>The problem was the founders instructions were vague. It was not  clear who was in charge of appointing the clergy or who should use  which part of the building. In the early days it did not matter; by 1130  the church, dedicated to St Mary and St Alban, was complete. DAlbinis  son added to its attractions by creating a shrine to the murdered  archbishop and martyr Thomas Beckett. Soon the abbey was on the pilgrim  trail, and both town and church prospered as they catered for many  visitors. But all was not well between the town and the Benedictine  monks, who were led by a prior who insisted on picking the vicar to  administer the church. To make things worse, the Abbot of St Albans  claimed jurisdiction over the prior, while the Bishop of Norwich also  put his oar in. In 1249 Pope Innocent IV intervened. He ruled the church  did have separate status under its own vicar and the parishioners  should have use, and control, of the nave, north aisle, and north-west  tower (the parts of the church lying away from the monastic buildings)  and that the priory should have the quire and eastern chapels, the  transepts, the south aisle and the south-west tower.</p><h3>Right, that settled that then.</h3><p>Not quite. Two centuries later they were still arguing. In 1448  the abbey became independent of St Albans. Stephen London became the  first of 10 abbots, but arguments with the town had worsened. The monks  had rebuilt their weak east tower in octagon form, in the process making  a rigid division between their part of the church and the  parishioners. Years later, helped by landowner Sir John Clifton, the  citizens retaliated by building their own bigger and better tower. As  the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner wrote,lululemon sale,Royal Wedding From dream bride to perfect army wif, the twin towers were  defiant gestures between priory and parish. Incidents ranged from the  petty  townspeople ringing their bells while the monks were at prayer  to the violent  breaking in to the abbots lodge and threatening him  or locking him in his bell tower.</p><h3>Surely it wasnt all conflict.</h3><p>Eventually both sides saw they had much to gain from compromise.  After all, the abbey provided a school for the young, care for the sick  and poor, meadows for grazing cattle as well as employment for local  tradespeople and abbey servants. By the end of the 15th century, reports  of discord lessened and the monks integrated into the life of the  community. Perhaps they integrated a bit too well. As the 16th century  dawned a spirit of reform was in the air. When bishop of Norwich Richard  Nix visited Wymondham in 1514 he was shocked by the laxity and  materialism of the Benedictines. One of the brethren, Brother Thomas  Lynn, was his whistleblower. Apparently the brothers are unwilling to  come to matins and hardly to compline... brother Richard Cambridge  suspiciously consorts with the wife of Master Poynter... the prior is  violent and bad-tempered... Worse,Toms Outlet,Stand up to China today, or pay dearly tomorrow – Telegraph Blogs, the supposedly celibate monks were  said to be carrying on with prostitutes. By the time Henry VIII and  chief minister Thomas Cromwell began attacking the monasteries,Toms Outlet,  Wymondham surrendered tamely.</p><h3>Did nobody resist?</h3><p>Abbot Eligius Ferrers and his monks were paid a pension (Ferrers  got 60 and an archdeaconship of Norwich Cathedral) when Cromwells men  came calling in 1538. The real losers were the townspeople who had  provided goods and services to the abbey or worked there  they lost  their jobs. To add insult to injury, their church was being dismantled  along with the abbey. Sergeant-at-law John Flowerdew was Cromwells  enforcer. He began stripping the lead from the roof and melting down the  bells for Henrys cannon. Opposition came from an old friend of the  abbey, a respected Wymondham businessman and landowner called Robert  Kett. Along with his neighbours, Kett petitioned to save as much as  possible of the abbey for the towns use. Much damage was done though. A  decade later, in 1549, Flowerdew and Kett had scores to settle when, in  a dispute over land enclosures, Kett led commoners against Flowerdew,  the kings man. The dispute escalated and Kett led thousands of rebels  to Norwich  and a violent death. His brother, William, was hanged from  the west tower,Cheap Toms, his remains left to rot for years as a warning to  others.</p><h3>Very effective. What happened after that?</h3><p>The King Edward VI Grammar School was endowed in 1550 at the  Beckett church, taking over education from the abbey. Today the monks  tower is a shell while the rest of the abbey buildings are long gone,  but the church itself still thrives,lululemon outlet online, distinguished by its 15th century  angel roofs and altar screen  and the twin towers dominate the town.</p><h3>FURTHER READING</h3><p>The Wymondham Story, Adrian Hoare, (Wymondham Heritage Society)  2004</p><h3>WEBSITE</h3><p></p></div>

<div class="content-a"><p class="object-right gallery"><em>Wymondham Abbey</em></p>                                                          <p class="lead">Two tall towers compete for attention in Wymondham. If the stones could talk they would tell of centuries of rivalry in this Norfolk market town – and of some fascinating human stories.</p><form action="" method="post" class="web-form  hide" id="send-to-friend-email"><fieldset></fieldset></form>        <h3>Why two towers?</h3><p>Its a  case of town versus gown, in this case between the people of Wymondham  and the monks of the abbey. For 300 years they squared up against each  other, competing for space, attention and prestige,lululemon outlet canada, before their  disputes were settled. Even then there was more conflict to come after  the abbey was closed and demolished. But were getting ahead of  ourselves. After the conquest of 1066, a Norman knight called William  dAlbini was given the extensive Norfolk lands of the Saxon archbishop  of Canterbury,lululemon outlet, Stigand. This included the manor of Wymondham. Like most  knights, dAlbini,Toms Shoes Outlet, known as Strong Hand,Toms Outlet, was keen to show off his  religious devotion and demonstrate his wealth. At Rising, he built a  mighty castle,Toms Shoes Outlet, but at Wymondham he decided to build a church on the site  of a Saxon construction. Work got under way in 1107, and dAlbini  declared it would serve as both an abbey and a church for the  townspeople.</p><h3>So far,Sgt Danny Nightingale recommended for medical discharge - Telegraph, so good.</h3><p>The problem was the founders instructions were vague. It was not  clear who was in charge of appointing the clergy or who should use  which part of the building. In the early days it did not matter; by 1130  the church, dedicated to St Mary and St Alban, was complete. DAlbinis  son added to its attractions by creating a shrine to the murdered  archbishop and martyr Thomas Beckett. Soon the abbey was on the pilgrim  trail, and both town and church prospered as they catered for many  visitors. But all was not well between the town and the Benedictine  monks, who were led by a prior who insisted on picking the vicar to  administer the church. To make things worse, the Abbot of St Albans  claimed jurisdiction over the prior, while the Bishop of Norwich also  put his oar in. In 1249 Pope Innocent IV intervened. He ruled the church  did have separate status under its own vicar and the parishioners  should have use, and control, of the nave, north aisle, and north-west  tower (the parts of the church lying away from the monastic buildings)  and that the priory should have the quire and eastern chapels, the  transepts, the south aisle and the south-west tower.</p><h3>Right, that settled that then.</h3><p>Not quite. Two centuries later they were still arguing. In 1448  the abbey became independent of St Albans. Stephen London became the  first of 10 abbots, but arguments with the town had worsened. The monks  had rebuilt their weak east tower in octagon form, in the process making  a rigid division between their part of the church and the  parishioners. Years later, helped by landowner Sir John Clifton, the  citizens retaliated by building their own bigger and better tower. As  the architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner wrote,lululemon sale,Royal Wedding From dream bride to perfect army wif, the twin towers were  defiant gestures between priory and parish. Incidents ranged from the  petty  townspeople ringing their bells while the monks were at prayer  to the violent  breaking in to the abbots lodge and threatening him  or locking him in his bell tower.</p><h3>Surely it wasnt all conflict.</h3><p>Eventually both sides saw they had much to gain from compromise.  After all, the abbey provided a school for the young, care for the sick  and poor, meadows for grazing cattle as well as employment for local  tradespeople and abbey servants. By the end of the 15th century, reports  of discord lessened and the monks integrated into the life of the  community. Perhaps they integrated a bit too well. As the 16th century  dawned a spirit of reform was in the air. When bishop of Norwich Richard  Nix visited Wymondham in 1514 he was shocked by the laxity and  materialism of the Benedictines. One of the brethren, Brother Thomas  Lynn, was his whistleblower. Apparently the brothers are unwilling to  come to matins and hardly to compline... brother Richard Cambridge  suspiciously consorts with the wife of Master Poynter... the prior is  violent and bad-tempered... Worse,Toms Outlet,Stand up to China today, or pay dearly tomorrow – Telegraph Blogs, the supposedly celibate monks were  said to be carrying on with prostitutes. By the time Henry VIII and  chief minister Thomas Cromwell began attacking the monasteries,Toms Outlet,  Wymondham surrendered tamely.</p><h3>Did nobody resist?</h3><p>Abbot Eligius Ferrers and his monks were paid a pension (Ferrers  got 60 and an archdeaconship of Norwich Cathedral) when Cromwells men  came calling in 1538. The real losers were the townspeople who had  provided goods and services to the abbey or worked there  they lost  their jobs. To add insult to injury, their church was being dismantled  along with the abbey. Sergeant-at-law John Flowerdew was Cromwells  enforcer. He began stripping the lead from the roof and melting down the  bells for Henrys cannon. Opposition came from an old friend of the  abbey, a respected Wymondham businessman and landowner called Robert  Kett. Along with his neighbours, Kett petitioned to save as much as  possible of the abbey for the towns use. Much damage was done though. A  decade later, in 1549, Flowerdew and Kett had scores to settle when, in  a dispute over land enclosures, Kett led commoners against Flowerdew,  the kings man. The dispute escalated and Kett led thousands of rebels  to Norwich  and a violent death. His brother, William, was hanged from  the west tower,Cheap Toms, his remains left to rot for years as a warning to  others.</p><h3>Very effective. What happened after that?</h3><p>The King Edward VI Grammar School was endowed in 1550 at the  Beckett church, taking over education from the abbey. Today the monks  tower is a shell while the rest of the abbey buildings are long gone,  but the church itself still thrives,lululemon outlet online, distinguished by its 15th century  angel roofs and altar screen  and the twin towers dominate the town.</p><h3>FURTHER READING</h3><p>The Wymondham Story, Adrian Hoare, (Wymondham Heritage Society)  2004</p><h3>WEBSITE</h3><p></p></div>