physic garden, Southover Priory and eastern watermill, Southover Priory grey plaque — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

This grey commemorative plaque records: Here blossomed a physic garden for medicinal herbs tended by Cluniac monks from Southover Priory, Hereabouts, too, the Winterbourne stream powered their Eastern watermill Recorded plaque organisation: Lewes Town Council.

Southover Priory's physic garden was a site for cultivating medicinal herbs used in healthcare by Cluniac monks, reflecting medieval medical practices; nearby, the Eastern watermill harnessed the power of the Winterbourne stream to grind grain, supporting the economic and self-sufficiency needs of the priory.

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