The Cistercian Abbey Of Strata Florida PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ...had been granted to the monastery by Prince Rhys ap Gruffydd and his descendants. CHAPTER V. AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXCAVATIONS AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE ABBEY. The Cambrian Archaeological Society was founded in the year 1846, and the first annual meeting was held at Aberystwith in September 1847. On Thursday, September 9, an excursion was made to the site of the Abbey of Strata Florida. On the Monday previously one of the general secretaries (probably the Rev. H. Longueville Jones, who for many years contributed a series of most interesting papers on the Ecclesiology of Wales to the Archceologia Cambrensis), accompanied by J. Davies, Esq., of Pantyfedwen, "proceeded to Strata Florida Abbey, where permission to excavate having been given by Col. Powell of Nanteos, LordLieutenant of the county, they immediately set a party of labourers at work under proper superintendence. The spots selected for excavation were, first, for about twelve feet along the south wall of the chancel, where they expected to find traces of the sedilia, the piscina, etc.; and, secondly, at the western corner of the south transept where it joins the nave, as this point would serve to determine the nature of the work, etc. The excavations were continued on Tuesday and Wednesday, and by the time the members arrived the pavement and walls were bare and ready for their inspection."1 After the excursion an evening meeting was held at the Public Rooms, Aberystwith, and it might be interesting to some of my readers to know who were the early members of the Association who took part in the exca 1 Archceologia Cambrensis, vol. ii, p. 3G1. vations in 1847. I have, therefore, extracted from the Report of the Cambrian Archaeological Association for that year an account of the...