nˌɛvɚðəlˈɛs, ɪn mətˈɪɹiəl tˈɜːmz ɪt kəntˈɪnjuːd tə pɹˈɑːspɚ, ænd ɪnðə twˈɛlfθ ænd θˈɜːtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz ˌʌndɚtˈʊk səbstˈænʃəl bˈɪldɪŋ wˈɜːks, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə lˈeɪ tʃˈɜːtʃ, wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈoʊn ʌvðɪ ˈæbi bˈɪldɪŋz stˈɪl sɚvˈaɪvz, æz ðə pɹˈɛzənt pˈæɹɪʃ tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv sˈeɪnt stˈiːvən.
Nevertheless, in material terms it continued to prosper, and in the 12th and 13th centuries undertook substantial building works, including the lay church, which alone of the abbey buildings still survives, as the present parish church of Saint Stephen.