d'Aubigny plaque
Looking east you can just see the plaque installed to the memory of the founder, William d'Aubigny. It stands where the high altar is thought to have been. During archaeological excavations of 1833 and 1834, a brick-lined grave was revealed containing two lead-lined coffins: one of a woman and one of an unborn child, to the east end of the monk's church. Partly because of the siting of the grave, these were taken to be those of MAUD d'Aubigny, née BIGOD, wife of William the founder of the priory, who may have died in childbirth, and was the first of the d'Aubigny burials at the priory. The records show that William attended her funeral there in some distress in 1125.
**From the Abby website.
Looking east you can just see the plaque installed to the memory of the founder, William d'Aubigny. It stands where the high altar is thought to have been. During archaeological excavations of 1833 and 1834, a brick-lined grave was revealed containing two lead-lined coffins: one of a woman and one of an unborn child, to the east end of the monk's church. Partly because of the siting of the grave, these were taken to be those of MAUD d'Aubigny, née BIGOD, wife of William the founder of the priory, who may have died in childbirth, and was the first of the d'Aubigny burials at the priory. The records show that William attended her funeral there in some distress in 1125.
**From the Abby website.
d'Aubigny plaque
Looking east you can just see the plaque installed to the memory of the founder, William d'Aubigny. It stands where the high altar is thought to have been. During archaeological excavations of 1833 and 1834, a brick-lined grave was revealed containing two lead-lined coffins: one of a woman and one of an unborn child, to the east end of the monk's church. Partly because of the siting of the grave, these were taken to be those of MAUD d'Aubigny, née BIGOD, wife of William the founder of the priory, who may have died in childbirth, and was the first of the d'Aubigny burials at the priory. The records show that William attended her funeral there in some distress in 1125.
**From the Abby website.
Looking east you can just see the plaque installed to the memory of the founder, William d'Aubigny. It stands where the high altar is thought to have been. During archaeological excavations of 1833 and 1834, a brick-lined grave was revealed containing two lead-lined coffins: one of a woman and one of an unborn child, to the east end of the monk's church. Partly because of the siting of the grave, these were taken to be those of MAUD d'Aubigny, née BIGOD, wife of William the founder of the priory, who may have died in childbirth, and was the first of the d'Aubigny burials at the priory. The records show that William attended her funeral there in some distress in 1125.
**From the Abby website.
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