Binham Priory, the Church of St. Mary & the Holy Cross is now reduced to just its nave, the surviving remnant of the great Church and monastery that was founded by the side of the little Stiffkey river in 1090. This beautiful, atmospheric building stands surrounded by the ruins of its great monastery, in fields outside the village of Binham. It was chosen for this recording because Benedict Cruft had performed Bach's cycle of solo violin works there over many years and loved its magical atmosphere and rich acoustics. Binham's West Front. The great tracery windows were in-filled with brick in the eighteenth century when the building was being saved from becoming a complete ruin. It had lacked a roof for the previous two hundred years. Binham Priory viewed from the South West in September's late evening sun Binham Priory's North side Binham in the Cornfield Binham's East End where the crossing and tower would originally have been. Binham's "Man of Sorrows" This wonderful mediaeval painting on Binham's destroyed Rood Screen was covered up by liturgical script during the Reformation and only resurfaced much later as the overpainting decayed. Photographs by Katia Cruft.