{"id":1914,"date":"2021-08-09T15:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triciawilson.co.uk\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2021-08-09T15:20:25","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:20:25","slug":"forde-abbey-fountain-flowers-and-tapestries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triciawilson.tyler.gb.net\/?p=1914","title":{"rendered":"Forde Abbey \u2013 fountain, flowers and tapestries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Had a great visit to Forde Abbey in Chard, Dorset yesterday. A former Cistercian Monastery, Forde is home to the Mortlake Tapestries (which I especially admired) and had a display of embroidery pieces featuring samplers, petit point and the smallest bead work I have ever seen (no pictures allowed). 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