The Mystery of Temple Bruer
The Knights Templar in Lincolnshire…
My home county has a considerable history with the legendary Templar Knights and nowhere is this more apparent than in the village of Temple Bruer, home to an original Templar building.
Actually, the Templar’s do predate Dan Brown’s ‘The Da Vinci Code’ believe it or not, the knights first set foot on Lincolnshire soil in the 1100’s and remained a fighting force until the 1300’s. I am no authority on the subject, my brother knows far more about it than I and I’m not going to pinch information from Wikipedia to make me look clever. What I do know is what I see and below is an amazing tombstone of a templar knight which sits in the corner of the remaining part of a church which once stood there. This, I believe is the south tower and I could not help but feel humbled by the history of the place.
Photographs of Temple Bruer in Lincolnshire
Tombstone of a Templar Knight
The building sits in the middle of a farm yard in the middle of a heath in the middle of nowhere. Tom Hanks wouldn’t have found this place, I’m sure of it. As my brother and I stood inside the tower looking at the engravings of which the originals remain (among the graffiti left by morons and their girlfriends for which I would hang them from the tower as an example) we could hear the hunting dogs in the nearby enclosure setting a scene more worthy of The Hound of the Baskervilles than the Da Vinci Code.
This place is steeped in rich history and worthy of further research, should my brother delve into the subject in detail then I shall link to his work. For me I thought you might like to see an example of fine English heritage…..
Temple Bruer
Great find and really nice shots Miles!
My husband, who grew up in the South (near Chicksands), has told me of secret finds in the countryside like this. Your country has a depth of history that we Yanks can only imagine - unless we travel abroad and experience some of it firsthand.
Love the description of the hounds howling in the distance - wonderfully spooky!
September 16, 2009 @ 11:05 pm
Great shots Miles.
What’s really important about this site is that it is one of the few purely Knight Templar buildings left standing in this country - quite a feeling to be there as well.
Best
Rod
September 17, 2009 @ 8:17 am
Your country has a depth of history that we Yanks can only imagine
Something which may be of interest to Laura and others across the pond.
The Knights Templar were in America before Christopher Columbus, indeed there are credible suggestions from historians that they even provided the navigators for Columbus to get there !
Cheers
Rod
September 17, 2009 @ 1:42 pm
Miles,
The history of these shores leaves me overwhelmed sometimes. Amazing to think that we have such detailed accounts going back as far and beyond some beardy bloke making bootleg wine in the Middle East.
Wise not to rely on Wiki too. Remember the Ronnie Hazlehurst affair!?
GDave
September 17, 2009 @ 6:52 pm
Miles,
Your shot of Temple Bruer is most impressive. I am astonished to be surrounded by hidden, historic buildings I have never heard of nor seen, despite the very many years of living in the county.
Many thanks go to you and your brother for bringing these treasures to our attention.
Anne
September 17, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
Laura,
Thanks, nothing wonderful about the dogs though-a bit close for my liking!!
Miles
September 17, 2009 @ 10:36 pm
Rod,
A great place for sure and a great find-thanks to you. I walked straight past that bloody signpost when I went on my own.
Miles
September 17, 2009 @ 10:37 pm
GDave,
I think we all too often take our history for granted and that’s a real shame. Wikipedia is what it is-a free for all. Come here instead and drink at the fountain of all knowledge
Miles
September 17, 2009 @ 10:39 pm
Anne,
That’s because our county is crap at showing off our heritage, it would never happen in London, Cornwall or the Lakes.
Miles
September 17, 2009 @ 10:40 pm
Miles,
I’m just dying to ask (on behalf of your educated readers), whether or not those spherical things are stone age toilet seats?
Proving beyond doubt that early settlers in the Shire were highly cultured beings long before the Romans got here….
Loved the comment from Rod about the Knights getting to America before Columbus…. tough cookies those Knights not only on the ball navigationally speaking but hugely mysterious to this day.
Marvelous photography as ever Miles.
Cid
September 18, 2009 @ 8:22 pm
Cid,
I’ve no idea-I hope not! There is far more to our local heritage than meets the eye, it’s just such a shame the authorities don’t do more about it.
Miles
September 18, 2009 @ 10:23 pm
Hi Miles,
I live near Temple Bruer and have done extensive research on the area……..including noting some odd geometric coincidences in the layout of the current temple bruer village and the surrounding churches.
More at link if you are interested in journeying down the rabbit hole
Best
Tony
October 19, 2009 @ 5:10 pm
Tony,
Welcome to the site and thanks for stopping by, your site looks very interesting and I shall enjoy reading more about it.
A fascinating place and subject.
Thanks again Tony
kind regards
Miles
October 19, 2009 @ 6:18 pm