69 reactions | How beautiful are these medieval steps? Well, as mentioned in the video, the staircase and pulpit at Beaulieu are one of only two surviving examples of this kind, with the other example being inside the refectory at Chester Cathedral. Thus, making them rare as well as beautiful. They exist here because the church was originally built between 1204 and 1246 as the refectory for the monks of Beaulieu Abbey. The Cistercian Abbey was dissolved in 1538 and brought by the Wriothesley family. The old refectory was then given to the village for use as a parish church. | Great British Architecture
How beautiful are these medieval steps?
Well, as mentioned in the video, the staircase and pulpit at Beaulieu are one of only two surviving examples of this kind, with the other example being inside the refectory at Chester Cathedral. Thus, making them rare as well as beautiful.
They exist here because the church was originally built between 1204 and 1246 as the refectory for the monks of Beaulieu Abbey. The Cistercian Abbey was dissolved in 1538 and brought by the Wriothesley family. The old refectory was then given to the village for use as a parish church.