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Below are some photographs of the Templar preceptory of Temple Bruer in Lincolnshire, or rather what is left of it, and some photographs taken in Lincoln castle, notably Cobb hall which was used to imprison fugitive Templars after 1312.
Temple Bruer was originally much larger than the lonely tower that stands today, nineteenth century excavations have revealed a network of tunnels underneath the site with one notable find being a kiln containing what looked like chared human remains. Certainly the find aroused suspicions about the well documented if unfounded secret rituals of the order.
Originally, Temple Bruer was a preceptory of great importance in England and was aquired by the order in around 1170. The main income of the preceptory came from farming and livestock.
Above, the sole surviving tower of Temple Bruer. The site is rather isolated and difficult to find.
Above, a carved piece of stone which appears to have a human head shaped carved into it. It is most likely to be the unfinished lid to a tomb.
Above, the impressive Lincoln cathedral, photograph taken from the walls of Lincoln castle.
Above, the very beautiful norman arch above the entrance to Lincoln Cathedral.
Above, a carving of a crucifix on the wall of Cobb Hall inside Lincoln castle, most likely to have been carved by a Templar prisoner while being held in the dungeon after the arrests.
Above, another set of carvings inside Cobb Hall, the figure on the right appears to be of a king and on the left we see another crucifix.
Temple Bruer was originally much larger than the lonely tower that stands today, nineteenth century excavations have revealed a network of tunnels underneath the site with one notable find being a kiln containing what looked like chared human remains. Certainly the find aroused suspicions about the well documented if unfounded secret rituals of the order.
Originally, Temple Bruer was a preceptory of great importance in England and was aquired by the order in around 1170. The main income of the preceptory came from farming and livestock.
Above, the sole surviving tower of Temple Bruer. The site is rather isolated and difficult to find.
Above, a carved piece of stone which appears to have a human head shaped carved into it. It is most likely to be the unfinished lid to a tomb.
Above, the impressive Lincoln cathedral, photograph taken from the walls of Lincoln castle.
Above, the very beautiful norman arch above the entrance to Lincoln Cathedral.
Above, a carving of a crucifix on the wall of Cobb Hall inside Lincoln castle, most likely to have been carved by a Templar prisoner while being held in the dungeon after the arrests.
Above, another set of carvings inside Cobb Hall, the figure on the right appears to be of a king and on the left we see another crucifix.
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