Monday, March 24, 2008

Thetford Priory


There is so much history in this country that we don't have to go too far to discover something really cool. Thetford is a town very near the base; in fact it's heavily populated with US Air Force personnel who work here at RAF Lakenheath.

These are ruins of one of the most important monasteries in East Anglia: Our Lady of Thetford. It was founded in 1104 and owed much of its prosperity to a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary. I thought the ruins were fantastic. It just shows that this country really is full of amazing little places!

1 comment:

Gina Hurst said...

Hey cousin! Its Gina (terry) How are you guys doing? I take it you guys moved from New Mexico. Bob, found our blog so now I found you.