Despite the persecution of the Reformation, including being expelled from their home country, the community of Syon Abbey survived in an unbroken line of six centuries with this year being the sexcentenary of its foundation.In commemoration of the event, the Duke of Northumberland has given permission for a new archaeological dig at the west London site on which his London home, Syon House, was later built, to locate the abbey’s buildings. Other commemorative events include the publicatio