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English: The Curfew Tower of Barking Abbey The Curfew Tower was one of the three gateways to Barking Abbey, founded in 666 by Erkenwald, later Bishop of London. In 870 the abbey was sacked and pillaged by marauding Danes, but was re-built in 970 by Edgar the Peaceful. In 1066 William the Conqueror stayed at Barking Abbey for about three months while the Tower of London was being prepared for his use. In 1539 the abbey, which by then had become the richest in the country, was dissolved; by the end of 1541 it had been destroyed. The Curfew Tower was built in 1370, and is the only part of the abbey still standing. It contains the Chapel of the Holy Rood. {Source: (from) The Curfew Tower (or Fire Bell Gate) of Barking Abbey. } |
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