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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