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Harlowbury Chapel
Heritage Open Day: Medieval chapel built in 1180 with brick buttressed flint walls a fine crown post roof and Norman arched doors and windows. The estates at Harlowbury were gifted to the abbots of Bury St Edmunds in 1041 by a saxon thane, Thurstan, and the chapel built in 1180 by Abbot Samson. It served to allow the abbots to offer prayer when travelling to London. The house, which is not open, was built by abbot Hugh in 1221. The chapel and front gardens of the manor house are open. Historical
Sun 13 Sep:1100-1600. Free Entry. For more information and last-minute updates, please visit the Heritage Open Days website
Harlowbury Chapel, Old Road, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0HE
Sun 13 Sep 2015
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