| Wenlock
Priory - site of St Milburge's shrine
In
medieval times, monasteries were moneyspinners - and nothing brought
in the bucks better than a connection with a saint. Wenlock Priory's
saint was St Milburga, or St Milburge, and her bones were supposedly
discovered here in 1101.
This
made Wenlock Priory a top destination for pilgrims, and a shrine
to St Milgurge was built in the Priory Church. This image was taken
from the location of the shrine.
To
the left of the Priory Church south transept is the Prior's lodging,
a luxurious house built at the end opf the 15th Century. When the
priory was shut down in 1540 it became a private house and remains
so to this day.
For
a better idea of how Wenlock Priory would have looked in its heyday,
see our panoramic views taken inside
Shrewsbury Abbey.
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