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The Priory Church of Bridlington will soon be celebrating its’ 900^th anniversary (1113-2013). After most of it was destroyed only half of the main church managed to withstand the test of time. This means the priory church is one of the oldest buildings  in Bridlington; the Bale Gate is around the same age. The church is a popular choice for weddings and funerals.

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Rebus

A Rebus is a device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words by their sounds, particular for names of people or places. Up until about 150 years ago most people could not read or write and most communication were by word of mouth. If you wanted to communicate other than by word of mouth you had to use pictures. This was difficult to do for names, and so a rebus was often used.

Seals

The shape of seals in medieval times was significant. Ecclesiastical organisations, such as the Bridlington Priory, used elliptical (oval) shaped seals with pointed top and bottom. The shape is often referred to as a lozenge. Seals of this shape were also used by noblewomen, but most seals in use were circular. The sealing wax was usually red although green wax was used sometimes, most notably for government Exchequer documents. Individuals often had their seals incorporated into a finger ring. Important organisations had very large seals indeed.

There was also a Priory seal with two adult figures in a double niche and a replica of the seal attributed to Prior Gregory, c.1180, has four heads in circles arranged on the traditional “pointed oval” shape.

Priory 900

Seals

Seals were made in ancient times to impress any distinctive image. Significant, they were in medieval times, but these days they are very rare. Green wax was used sometimes but red was used mostly. Individuals incorporated their seals into a finger ring.  It is likely that the Priory seal was broken and remade with differences when a new Prior was elected, and this would explain the differences in the descriptions above. Prior Gregory attributed a replica of a seal which had 2 adult fingers in a double niche.

A rebus is a device that you transport pictures onto. About 150 years ago millions of people could read or write and when they communicated it was mostly when they spoke.  If you wanted to communicate other than by word of mouth you had to use pictures. This was difficult to do for names, and so a rebus was often used. The first is a bench end, currently in Leake church, but originally from the Priory Church.

Priory 900

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The Priory Church of Bridlington will soon be celebrating its’ 900^th anniversary (1113-2013). After most of it was destroyed only half of the main church managed to withstand the test of time. This means the priory church is one of the oldest buildings  in Bridlington; the Bale Gate is around the same age.

The church is a popular choice for weddings and funerals.

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 priory 900

The Priory at Bridlington had indeed had a long and splendid past.

Just how did the magnificent Priory woodwork come to be split up into various churches in the North of England, particularly Leake and Flamborough? had indeed had a long and splendid past.There has been for many years a standing tradition of a tunnel from the Priory to the harbour.

The priory church means a lot to the people of Bridlington, this is mainly because of the activities that have been held there such as weddings, clubs, singing and dancing. Also its is a place of worship. These sort of things take a lot of stick ability in order for the clubs to be formed by the workers of priory church. The public are also fascinated by the church because of it’s history and the glass paintings on the window they  were Presented to the Church by a nineteenth-century steward to the Devonshire family.

Priory 900

Seals

Seals were made in ancient times to impress any distinctive image. Significant, they were in medieval times, but these days they are very rare. Green wax was used sometimes but red was used mostly. Individuals incorporated their seals into a finger ring.  It is likely that the Priory seal was broken and remade with differences when a new Prior was elected, and this would explain the differences in the descriptions above. Prior Gregory attributed a replica of a seal which had 2 adult fingers in a double niche.

A rebus is a device that you transport pictures onto. About 150 years ago millions of people could read or write and when they communicated it was mostly when they spoke.  If you wanted to communicate other than by word of mouth you had to use pictures. This was difficult to do for names, and so a rebus was often used. The first is a bench end, currently in Leake church, but originally from the Priory Church.

The Priory 900

Bridlington Priory turned 900 years old in 2013; it has been around since the 11^th century. The Mayor of Bridlington asked an art team to set up a festival to celebrate the 900 years of the priory.

The Rebus

A Rebus is a machine that creates pictures which would represent a word. 150 years ago not many people could read and write so they would use a Rebus to help them read.