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The architect was Edward Blore, his other works include Buckingham Palace
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The clock is by Benjamin Vulliamy whose other commissions include Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London.
The Chapel contains some beautiful examples of 19thC stained glass.
In a long letter dated 1228 Pope Gregory IX seated in Rome granted Thicket Priory ‘’privilege and protection for perpetuity ‘’
Robert Aske in 1537 began the Pilgrimage of Grace from Thicket in opposition to the dissolution of the monasteries. FIND OUT MORE
There have been 3 Priories at Thicket. The earliest was founded during the reign of Richard the Lionheart around 1086.
