This Isle is Full of Noises

This Isle is Full of Noises

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This Isle is Full of Noises
This Isle is Full of Noises
Forgotten Churches: Dorchester Abbey

Forgotten Churches: Dorchester Abbey

Oxfordshire's hidden gem

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Matt Whiteley
Mar 31, 2025
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This Isle is Full of Noises
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Forgotten Churches: Dorchester Abbey
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To evoke an unavoidable cliche, Dorchester Abbey is a “hidden gem.” In the quiet village of Dorchester on Thames in Oxfordshire, just off an inconspicuous road, there lies an unexpectedly enormous building full of Tolkien-ish doorways, magnificent stained glass, pillars, arches and a layered history of stonework. In keeping with most of these churches I…

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