What is recorded here
This brass commemorative plaque records: This wall is all that remains of the former Clementhorpe Nunnery founded in the mid 12th century by Archbishop Thurston
Archbishop Thurstan founded Clementhorpe Nunnery in the mid-12th century, contributing to Yorkshire's religious landscape; he was a significant ecclesiastical figure who played a crucial role in medieval English church affairs.
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