SP4809 : GodstowSP4809 : Godstow NunnerySP4809 : Another view of Godstow NunnerySPB Mais wrote in 'Its not far from London' (1930): At the north end of the meadow (ie Port Meadow) are the ruins of Godstow nunnery, consecrated in 1138 in the presence of King Stephen. Here lies the body of Fair Rosamund, which St Hugh caused to be taken out of the choir and re-buried outside. The buildings were fortified for the King in the Civil War, and destroyed by Fairfax in 1646.