The ruins of Temple Bruer preceptory in Lincolnshire date back to the 12th century, when it was established as a place of spiritual and military training for the Knights Templar, with the money generated from the land funding the Templars' war efforts in the Holy Land. It's one of the few sites left in England where any Templar ruins still remain standing, and the remaining tower would've once flanked the chancel of a round church, replicating the design of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The Templars' income dropped when the Crusades waned, which King Philip of France took advantage of. Allegations were thrown at the Templars', who were arrested and tortured, with the Knights at Temple Bruer being arrested and imprisoned in 1308. Following this, the land here passed to the Knights Hospitallers.
Reconstructions commissioned by Heritage Lincolnshire - • Temple Bruer fly through