Birkenhead Priory ,Birkenhead,Wirral,Merseyside,England
- by Adi Little
- 2017-06-24
- 21 media
- 21 available
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Birkenhead Priory Founded in circa 1150, the monks of this Benedictine monastery
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Birkenhead Priory was founded as a Benedictine monastery over 850 years ago.
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And looked after travelers for nearly 400 years
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and was the 1st Ferry cross the Mersey up to the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538
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st marys tower was dedicated as a memorial to those who died on the submarine Thetis
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in 1999 to the 99 men who lost their lives in sea trials in 1939 when HM Thetis sank.
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The names of the 99 men who died are recorded as you move up and down the 101 steps
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the original clock was stored in a Liverpool museum and restored
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and one surviving bells was reinstalled, bearing the name of Andrew Knox, the first
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views at the top of st marys ,Liverpool and Birkenhead and the shipyard of Cammell Laird
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In 1996 the original Scriptorium was dedicated to the Friends of HMS Conway
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many of whom went on to be famous either as sailors or in other walks of life.
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Its full of memorabilia associated with the training ship and the boys who trained on her.
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All the windows in here were designed by David Hillhouse.
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The Chapter House was the heart of everyday business at Birkenhead Priory.
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The name comes from that 1 chapter from the Rule of St Benedict was read each morning
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to instruct and remind the monks and the staff of their duties and responsibilities.
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This is the oldest part of the Priory, dating to its foundation in the mid 12th century.
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This is the space where monks from the Priory would eat
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Most of the diet was vegetable and cereal-based, with occasional fish.
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Even at mealtimes idle chatter was discouraged so food was accompanied by Bible readings.