End of navigation on the Mill Avon. Tewkesbury Abbey is in the background.

Lying at the southern edge of the old town, Tewkesbury Abbey quietly dominates the land and skyline with its long nave "probably the largest and finest Romanesque tower in England" (Pevsner). Although the Abbey was founded in 1087 by nobleman Robert FitzHamon, building of the present Abbey did not start until 1102. Built to house Benedictine monks, the Norman Abbey was near completion when consecrated in 1121. http://www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk/

The Abbey Mill rests upon the Mill Avon, a channel built by the monks so that they could have a working mill closer to the Abbey. Abbey Mill itself has recently been converted into residential apartments.

Photograph taken by Paul Roberts on 21 August 2005 and was added to the database on Tuesday the 17th of October, 2006

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