This Isle is Full of Noises

This Isle is Full of Noises

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Forgotten Churches: St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

Forgotten Churches: St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

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Matt Whiteley
Mar 17, 2025
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This Isle is Full of Noises
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Forgotten Churches: St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury
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Climbing the hill up to St Catherine’s Chapel on a clear, bright spring day feels like being lifted up out of the world. As you crest the slope the sea rises above the horizon, the long flat line of Chesil Beach just visible between the coastal hill slopes. Behind, the town of Abbotsbury is nestled beneath the hills and the road snakes away into symmetr…

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