CTC welcomes the legacy improvements in the Abbey Grounds being delivered by the community-led volunteers at Abbey900 with the support of the Cirencester Community Development Trust.

Work is now underway on The Abbey 900 Legacy Project, The Abbot’s Garden, an exciting new installation for the Abbey Grounds, Cirencester.

Planning permission has been granted and the project is scheduled for completion by 5 September 2021, when it will be dedicated by the Patron of the 2017 Abbey 900 Festival the Rt. Rev. Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester.

The proposal to create a monastic garden has been developed by Martin Portus of Portus & Whitton Ltd, a member of the Abbey 900 Legacy Advisory team. Plans include a carved wooden statue representing an Abbot and Canon and a sensory garden.

The Sculpture will stand by the balustrade in the Abbey Grounds. (1) Attention will then be directed by the stance and attitude of the figures towards the existing metal interpretation plaques (2) and then further beyond, to the new garden (3) and to an arch (4) which frames further explanatory panels. A timeline is also proposed to be mounted on the existing plinth of the stone balustrade (5).

The Abbey 900 Legacy Advisory Team under the auspices of Cirencester Community Development Trust Ltd has been pleased to work with Cirencester Town Council in the development and implementation of the project, which has been made possible by the community’s support of the Abbey 900 Festival in 2017.

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