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Description: | The Cistercian Abbey of Netley was founded in the 13th century the by Bishop of Winchester, Peter des Roches. It was converted into a private residence for Sir William Paulet after the dissolution of religious houses. It declined slowly in ruin, and its crumbling remains were romanticised by 18th-century writers and poets, Thomas Gray and Horace Walpole. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Cartography And Topography | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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