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Description: | Halesowen Abbey, a foundation of the Premonstatensian order, was founded in 1215 and was colonised by canons from the existing Premonstratensian house at Welbeck in Nottinghamshire. The abbey was dissolved in 1536 and two years later the monastic buildings were partly demolished. The main abbey buildings lie among the agricultural buildings and the farmhouse of Manor Farm. The conventual buildings are situated within a rectangular precinct, which was originally defined by man-made pools of water to the north, south and south west and by waterfilled ditches. The precinct thus enclosed measures 170 metres east-west and 100 metres north-south. The monastic church is sited in the north part of the inner precinct and its standing remains are thought to be of early 13th century date. A range of agricultural buildings overlie the south wall of the church and north part of the cloister. The north barn follows the same alignment as the church and has been partly built from reused medieval masonry and timbers and is thought to be of 17th century date. Excavations at the site and field evidence indicate that this barn incorporates standing fragments of the monastic church. Of the south range of the cloister, the south wall of the frater and its undercroft remain standing. To the south east of the church is a two-storeyed building constructed in the second half of the 13th century. This may have been the abbot's lodging. Dependency: Dodford Priory. | Subjects: | Ditch Pool Religious Ritual And Funerary Domestic Monastic Dwelling Undercroft Barn Monastic Precinct Agriculture And Subsistence Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces Premonstratensian Monastery Refectory Abbey Church | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | National Monuments Record | Identifier: | http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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