Hyde900: Display of Copy of Medieval Liber Vitae of New Minster and Hyde Abbey
St Bartholomew's Church, King Alfred Place, Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7DF
We have on display a copy of the Liber Vitae, once in use in Hyde Abbey. The Liber Vitae is a fascinating medieval register documenting the daily life of the monastery. It also records the names of the monks who joined the monastery and of visitors and pilgrims visiting the New Minster (and later Hyde Abbey) on their pilgrimage to pay homage to St Swithun in Winchester Cathedral.
On one page of the book is a significant contemporary picture featuring both King Cnut and his second wife Queen Emma of Normandy.
(The original Liber Vitae is now in the British Library)
No need to book. Just call into St Bartholomew's Church, Hyde.
St Bartholomew's Church, King Alfred Place, Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 7DF