The following series of photographs were taken on an open-day held on the 27th June 1999 in aid of the St. Joseph's R.C. Church in Wool.
Photograph 1: Bindon Abbey ruins - stairs to room above monk's day-room.
Photograph 2: Bindon Abbey ruins - south wall of south transept of church showing Norman-style recessed arch.
Photograph 3: Bindon Abbey ruins - remains of north arcade.
Photograph 4: Bindon Abbey ruins - the church looking west from the site of the high altar.
Photograph 5: Bindon Abbey - grave slab of Abbot Richard de Maners - view from east.
Photograph 6: Bindon Abbey - grave slab of Abbot de Maners - view from south-west.
Photograph 7: Bindon abbey - grave of abbot on north side of chancel, popularly known as "Tess's grave".
Photograph 8: Bindon Abbey ruins - moulded shaft on north wall of chapter house.
Photograph 9: Bindon Abbey ruins - moulded shafts on north wall of chapter house.
Photograph 10: Bindon Abbey - "Wyvern" grave slab of abbot in chapter house.
Photograph 11: Bindon Abbey - moulded capital on south wall of chapter house.
Photograph 12: Bindon Abbey fishponds, converted to a water garden in Tudor times.
Photograph 13: Bindon Abbey - interior of a small room built under a mound in the centre of the water garden.
Photograph 14: Bindon Abbey - water under the trees in the centre of the water garden.
Photograph 15: Bindon Abbey House from the south west.
Photograph 16: Bindon Abbey House from the south.
Photograph 17: Bindon Abbey Gatehouse from Bindon Lane (13 June 1999).
Photograph 18: Bindon Abbey - rear of gatehouse.
Photograph 19: Bindon Mill - taken from the railway (30 June 1999).
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Maintained by Michael Day, Last updated: 15 January 2017.