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One of the rare surviving chained libraries
- Up a 600-year-old staircase in Wimborne Minister church is one of the rare surviving chained libraries, a relic of the Middle Ages when books were so valuable they were kept in restraints. Most of the Wimborne Minister’s architecture dates to the 12th century, and includes a 14th century astronomical clock.
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The Library’s collection includes early books on gardening, medicine, law, etiquette, and building, as well as Walton’s great Polyglott Bible of 1657 (in nine languages). The display case in the library shows some of the most interesting and entertaining works.
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Wimborne’s Minster dates from around 1120 but a Benedictine Monastery occupied the site from before 705 when St Cuthberga, sister of King Ina, King of the West Saxons founded the order there. The Minster is home to the second largest Chained Library in England and one of the first to be set up.
Apr 22, 2014 · Up a 600-year-old staircase in Wimborne Minister church is one of the rare surviving chained libraries, a relic of the Middle Ages when books were so valuable they were kept in restraints. Most...
Wimborne Minster is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The minster has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library (one of only a few surviving chained libraries in the world).
There is no disabled access to the Chained Library, but you can watch a filmed tour of the Library. The Chained Library is normally open to the public most days of the week from April until the end of October, from 10.30am - 12.30pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm.
Wimborne Minster (often referred to as Wimborne, / ˈ w ɪ m b ɔːr n /) is a market town in Dorset in South West England, and the name of the Church of England church in that town. It lies at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen , 5 miles (8 km) north of Poole , on the Dorset Heaths , and is part of the South East Dorset conurbation .
Nov 27, 2023 · In the new guidebook, the library volunteers have explained the history of one of the first public reference libraries in the country. The guidebook offers a clear and detailed description, with illustrations, of the range and variety of the books on display: from Saint Anselm, to early Reformer Erasmus; statesman, explorer and writer Sir ...
