And what has Thomas Beckett to do with Monmouth?

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 St Thomas Church Overmonnow is named after Thomas!

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walking in from the bright sunshine the air was surprisingly cool.  The yellow beams of sunlight zig-zagging the windows played on bare stone walls, red carpet. 

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I must be right; this must be the most peaceful place in Mopnmouth.  St Thomas Church is just off Monnow Bridge.  As soon as you close the church door, the world gets locked away.  It's silence.  Just silence.

  At least part of this enigmatic building dates from around 1180, and it has a totally awesome chancel arch.  Although it was largely rebuilt after the great Monmouth fire in the early nineteenth century.

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Just coming in here makes me feel marvellous.  Makes my soul feel marvellous.  Ready to face the world again.

  I went back outside.  I walked over Monnow Bridge, through the car park to my trusted car.  By now the sun's real strong, awesome weather - a July heatwave, not a cloud in that piercing blue sky.  Keep marvellous you marvellous Monmouth.

Roo