Battle Abbey Gateway from The Marketplace

Battle Abbey was built by William the Conqueror near Hastings to commemorate, as its name suggests, the famous battle between the Saxons and Normans in 1066. A wealthy Benedictine community developed here and it was also the burial place of many illustrious people. This view shows one of the best examples of a monastic gatehouse in England. Built in the 1330s its three stories reached 54 feet high and covered a vast area.