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	St Albans Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		St Albans Abbey was an abbey at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, dissolved in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
		The only surviving buildings are the Abbey Gateway, which was later used as a prison and is now part of St Albans School, and the Abbey Church, which (since 1877) is now the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban.
		St Albans Abbey is also the name of a train station in St Albans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St._Albans_Abbey (142 words)

	St Albans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		St Albans (thus spelt, no apostrophe or dot) is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35.5km) north of central London.
		St Albans School, which occupies a site to the West of the Abbey and includes the former Norman Abbey Gateway, was founded in 948 CE and is the only school in the English-speaking world to have educated a Pope.
		St Albans is home for one of the country's oldest and finest indoor skateparks, at the Pioneer Youth Club, in Heathlands Drive, next to the fire station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St_Albans (2006 words)

	St Albans Hauntings
		St Albans has a multitude of ghosts and strange stories, many of which are attached to the magnificent abbey.
		St Alban is also said to make an appearance, during a visit to the abbey grounds one woman experienced a vision of a white figure with a golden radiance about its head.
		St Albans was the scene of two particularly bloody battles fought in its streets during the wars of the roses.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /hauntings/stalbans.html (395 words)

	The Mysterious Sites of Hertfordshire
		St Albans has a multitude of ghosts and strange stories, many of which are attached to the abbey.
		St Albans has been occupied from very early in its history, the Roman town of Verulamium nestled in the valley in the area were the park now lies.
		St Alban is also said to haunt the area, during a visit to the abbey grounds one woman experienced a vision of a white figure with a golden radiance about its head.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /england/hertfordshire/herts1.html (364 words)

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		In its heyday it was the premier abbey of England, and its abbot, with a seat in the House of Lords and sometimes on the privy council, was one of the most influential figures in both church and state, at times finding himself with conflicting loyalties between monarch and pope.
		The abbey was one of England’s major places of pilgrimage long before the present church was built, and today pilgrims still come to say a prayer and light a candle at St Alban’s shrine.
		St Albans existed as an abbey for nearly 800 years, until along with all other monasteries in the country it was closed down by Henry VIII.
	www.firshman.co.uk /st-peters-church/review/2004/07/abbey.htm (982 words)

	ST ALBANS - LoveToKnow Article on ST ALBANS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		St Albans became the seat of a bishop in 1877; the diocese covering the greater part of Essex and Hertfordshire, with small portions of Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
		The abbeys extreme length outside is 550 ft., which is exceeded by Winchester by 6 ft. The nave (292 ft.) is the longest Gothic nave in the world and exceeds that of Winchester by about 20 ft. The length of the transepts is 175 ft. inside.
		At St Albans the Lancastrians were defeated on the 21st of May 1455, their leader, the duke of Somerset, being killed, and Henry VI.
	www.1911ency.org /S/ST/ST_ALBANS.htm (1588 words)

	Shrines of Britain: St. Amphibalus at St. Albans Abbey
		Amphibalus' relics, or certain relics which were held to be his, were discovered at Redbourne, near St. Albans, in the days of Abbot Simon (1166-1183) and were brought in solemn procession to the church of the monastery.
		The feretory of St. Alban was carried to meet these relics, as far as the place where the church of St. Mary des Prez was afterwards built.
		In the original Norman Abbey of St. Albans, which largely still stands today, the shrine of St. Amphibalus stood before the Great Rood Screen, near the high altar, on the north side of the shrine of St. Alban.
	www.britannia.com /church/shrines/amphibalus.html (420 words)

	St Albans Cathedral, a former Benedictine Abbey Church, its history and attractions
		Alban, a citizen of Roman Verulamium, gave shelter to a Christian priest and was himself converted to Christianity.
		The present Abbey Church was begun in 1077, using Roman bricks and flint from the ruined city of Verulamium at the bottom of the hill.
		In the town is an early 15th century clock tower, the Museum of St Albans, telling the story of the town from the end of the Roman period to today, and the three ancient churches: St Peters, St Michaels and St Stephens.
	www.easterncathedrals.org.uk /stalbans.html (668 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		St Albans Abbey was as full to bursting on 2nd July for the appointment ceremony of the new dean, Jeffrey John, as had been another abbey -Westminster - for the coronation of the Queen more than half a century before; and the proceedings were perhaps even more complex at St Albans.
		By the law of the land, deans are appointed by the crown, but at St Albans the dean is also rector of a parish, and as such he is appointed by the bishop; so when a vacancy occurs the Queen and the bishop have to agree who the new one will be.
		Although St Albans does not have a choir school, evensong is sung pretty-well every day, and this is made possible these days by the weekday services being shared between the boys of the cathedral choir and the thriving girls’ choir.
	www.firshman.co.uk /st-peters-church/review/2004/08/leader.htm (1010 words)

	St. Albans Observer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Abbey Gateway (1362) is all that remains of a medieval monastery.
		It was erected between 1403 and 1412, and during the first battle of St Albans, the tower's bell sounded the alarm.
		St Albans is famous for its many pubs, and is home to the Campaign for Real Ale.
	www.stalbansobserver.co.uk /leisure/walks/display.var.74075.index.0.html (895 words)

	St. Albans Abbey
		St Albans Abbey is an abbey at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.
		For its history, see History of St. Albans, Hertfordshire.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/St._Albans_Abbey.html (40 words)

	St Albans Psalter. The Calendar and Liturgical apparatus. University of Aberdeen.
		Some were important institutional occasions, like the translation and octave of St Ivo (the patron of Huntingdon) in June, the dedication of Ramsey Abbey in September; the octave of St Alban in August, and the dedication of St Albans Abbey in December.
		Goldschmidt (1895, 34) suggested that the interest in St Margaret was generated by Abbot Robert of St Albans (1151-66) who vowed to honour her highly if he was spared during a storm at sea.
		Amalberga, Frideswide, Cristina and Hilda are not in the Ramsey or St Albans calendars and must represent Christina’s particular interests: two refugees from marriage, her name saint and the earliest English abbess, a powerful leader of women.
	www.abdn.ac.uk /stalbanspsalter/english/essays/calendar.shtml (6401 words)

	Church Times - St Albans bids for its psalter
		ST ALBANS City and District Council is attempting to ward off institutions such as Cambridge University, the British Library and the Victoria and Albert Museum to bring a 12th-century book of psalms back home.
		The council is putting its might behind the bid for the St Albans Psalter, which was left to the state in lieu of death duties two years ago.
		He said: "For St Albans Abbey, a successful bid will be a unique return of a book used daily by the choir of the monastic church.
	www.churchtimes.co.uk /80256FA1003E05C1/httpPublicPages/212FCD9598E2D16480256FB20042A2AF?opendocument (339 words)

	St Albans Abbey to Hatfield
		Albans Abbey Station preceded the main line Midland Railway station by 10 years; it became the terminus of two branch lines, the LNWR line from Watford and the GNR line from Hatfield.
		There were several early proposals to provide St. Albans with a rail service and on 4th August 1853 the LNWR received parliamentary approval to construct a line from Watford; the single track branch opening on 4th May 1858.
		The aim of the Plan is to encourage continued commitment by SADC and WHC to develop the Alban Way and to encourage increased use and a sense of ownership of the route by the local and wider community.
	www.railwaywalks.co.uk /stalbanstohatfield.htm (2105 words)

	St Albans' haunted Abbey/Betty Puttick
		But the Abbey was dark and silent, the twelve huge bells removed from the belfry, for it was 1944, England was at war, and the young man who let himself in through a side door was there as one of a team of firewatchers.
		It was their job to spend the night in the Abbey in case of fire bombs, and to make a regular check of the whole building and the fire-fighting equipment.
		He walked confidently for, as he had been a chorister, the Abbey was a familiar place to him, but when he discovered that no other fire-watcher had arrived, he had to admit that the thought of guarding this historic edifice on his was a daunting prospect.
	www.verulamwriterscircle.org.uk /50/ghostsofhertfordshire.html (1149 words)

	Welcome to the history of All Saints
		The name was changed again when Henry VIII granted these former Abbey lands to the Dean and Chapter of St.Paul's Cathedral, London, in 1544, who, (the Church Commissioners in Trust) are still lords of the manor of St. Paul's Walden as well as patrons of the living.
		Bequests were left in 1428 to the shrines of St. Mary, St. John the Baptist, St. Catherine and St. Nicholas; in 1445 to St. Margaret; and in 1449 to the image of All Saints.
		When St. Albans Abbey passed to the Crown at the Reformation (1539) the arrangements for a chaplain at the Hoo would have become void.
	parishmagazine.freeyellow.com /Church_History04.htm (5522 words)

	BBC - Beds, Herts and Bucks - Faith - Dr John to be installed
		But he is now set to take up the position in St Albans, although the city's Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship say that Dr John's appointment as Dean is a serious error of judgement and have demanded that he be stripped of his new post.
		In a further show of support, more than 50 clergy in the Diocese of St Albans signed a letter signalling their support for the appointment of the homosexual dean.
		The children are from the Abbey's youth and children's organisations.
	www.bbc.co.uk /threecounties/faith/2004/06/john_installation.shtml (707 words)

	St Albans Psalter. Introduction. University of Aberdeen.
		The psalter was made at St Albans Abbey and probably kept at Christina’s little priory of Markyate, not far from St Albans in Hertfordshire, until the Reformation.
		However, the calendar was also connected with St Albans because his feast is included, and the addition of musical notes in December is found on a contemporary St Albans calendar.
		The illustration of St Alban was relegated to the end, and instead the book was to begin with Christina’s calendar and a set of miniatures specially chosen for her contemplation.
	www.abdn.ac.uk /stalbanspsalter/english/essays/introduction.shtml (1506 words)

	Hertfordshires Local Transport Plan
		The City and District of St. Albans has a population of 131,000 and is located in the Green Belt, a few miles north of the edge of London.
		Albans and Harpenden are the main settlements and there are also several large villages.
		Albans is however an historic City and such policies and strategies developed have to be sympathetic to the conservation of the historic environment as well as promoting the economic, social and general environmental well being of the District.
	enquire.hertscc.gov.uk /ltp/full/district/stalbans.htm (639 words)

	Sounds from St Albans - David Humphreys plays the organ at St Albans Cathedral
		On leaving St Albans School, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music with David Titterington, gaining a first at the end of the Organ Foundation Course.
		While at St Albans Abbey he acted as accompanist for several choral societies, including the St Albans Bach Choir, for whom he recently played organ and continuo with the City of London Sinfonia.
		The rebuilt organ was dedicated by the Bishop of St Albans on 18 November 1962.
	www.lammas.co.uk /soundsta.htm (726 words)

	The Independent Chapel, St.Albans
		At the Abbey (which had been a parish church since the dissolution of the monastries) the minister was George Newton.
		In 1929, to the great delight of the local church, he was elected Mayor of St Albans with his daughter, Alice, acting as Lady Mayoress.) Then in 1945 a turning point came with the start of a mid-week meeting for prayer and Bible study.
		The townspeople had bought the Abbey building for £400 in 1553 under a charter granted by Edward VI, (later, in 1684, also redeeming the annual farm rent for £200) and they converted it, a part into their parish church, and a part (the Lady Chapel) into their grammar school.
	www.spicerstreet.org.uk /historyic.html (2928 words)

	Burridge Family History
		This page shows the known descendants of William and Mary BURRIDGE of St Albans, Hertfordshire, and the link with the Harris family from the same city.
		Baptized 19/10/1823 at St Peter, St Albans, Herts, Harriett died sometime between the 1891 and 1901 census but the exact date is as yet unknown.
		Born 28/6/1845 in St Albans and baptized 22/2/1846 at St Peter, St Albans.
	www.stevenjones.me.uk /html/burridge.html (1176 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| Beds/Bucks/Herts \| Ancient manuscript on the web
		The rarely-viewed St Albans Psalter partly recounts the story of Christina of Markyate and her admirer, Abbot Geoffrey, in medieval times.
		As an adult, she was betrothed against her wishes and on a return visit to St Albans, made a private vow to escape from her family and become a nun there.
		Dr Geddes said that the St Albans Psalter was an obvious candidate for display on the web, mainly because access to the original, kept in St Godehard's church in Hildesheim, Germany, is difficult.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/3078225.stm (504 words)

	St. Albans Observer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		INSPECTORS have given the Abbey Primary School in St Albans a glowing report, praising the teaching as outstanding.
		ANGRY volunteers are refusing to man the Red Cross depot in St Albans as a protest against its imminent closure.
		THE project for a cinema in the centre of St Albans is riven with problems and disputes, critics are warning.
	www.thisisstalbans.co.uk /authors.var.361.50.0.php (269 words)

	St Albans Nowell- St Albans Cathedral Choir
		The last Christmas recording from St Albans was made ten years ago and there have been many requests for a more recent recording.
		The history of St Albans Cathedral Choir only stretches back 120 years, although the Benedictine monastery of St Albans Abbey had a distinguished musical history stretching back before 1539 when the Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII.
		Since moving to St Albans he has concentrated on choral direction with the three choirs directly in his charge at the Cathedral, as well as other local choral groups and at the Purcell School of Music.
	www.lammas.co.uk /nowell.htm (1287 words)

	eBay - st abbey, Postcards Paper, Prints items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ABBEY FARM St Ival Montacute Nr Yeovil 1912
		Monastic Choir of the Abbey of St. Pierre * gregorian
		St ALBANS Hertfordshire The Abbey and Yew Old Postcard
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	Hertfordshire Genealogy: Places: St Albans, Herts
		St Albans Union consisted of the Abbey parish, and the parishes of St Peter, St Michael, St Stephen, Sandridge, Redbourn, Harpenden and Wheathampstead.
		There are street directories for St Albans and area for most years from about 1881 on the open shelves.
		The Corporation Records of St Albans - by A E Gibbs - A summary of early records which paints a vivid picture of life in the borough - see 16c extracts.
	www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk /data/places/st_albans.htm (828 words)

	St Albans District Council - Leisure - Family History
		St Albans District Council is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
		Conducted tours by St Albans School pupils of the 14th century Abbey Gateway, one of the few intact medieval gateways in England and the only remaining building of the original Abbey of St Albans.
		The story of historic St Albans from the Romans to the present day is told through lively displays using the museum's collections.
	www.stalbans.gov.uk /leisure/heritage.htm (1748 words)

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