Second Foundation
In 1948 the site was re-settled as the Abbaye de Notre-Dame du Bec by Olivetan monks led by Dom Grammont, who effected some restorations. The abbey is known for its links with Anglicanism and has been visited by successive archbishops of Canterbury. The abbey library contains the John Graham Bishop deposit of 5,000 works concerning Anglicanism.
In modern day, the Abbey is best known for the pottery the monks produce.
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Abbey church
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Close-up of the Tour Saint-Nicolas
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Cloister
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West side of the Tour Saint-Nicolas west side, between the ancient pottery to its left and the monks' residential building to its right
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