National Trust, Cambridgeshire - Anglesea Abbey 05-05-2018 (94)
National Trust Properties
Anglesey Abbey, Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EJ
Anglesey Abbey
Built between 1100 and 1135AD on the remains of an Augustine Abbey. It was endowed as a priory in 1212 by Richard de Clare. It remained as a priory until 1536 when it was closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Priory was largely demolished and in 1595 it was rebuilt as a Jacobean-style house and owned by the Fowkes family. The house had quite a few occupants, notably Thomas Hobson (of Hobson’s choice), his son-in-law, Thomas Parker, a barrister. Samuel Shepheard, a Cambridge MP. Anglesey was not always a place of residence with these various owners, at one time it was leased out as a farm. When Thomas Parker died in 1647, Anglesea changed from Priory to Abbey.
The Reverend John Hailstone purchased the property in 1848 and carried out many renovations. He converted the monks’ day room into an entrance Hall. He then added a stable block, then a service wing and undertook a programme of plants many trees which are a great feature of the grounds. Cedars, Wellingtonia, Acer, Silver Lime and Weeping Elm are just a few of the trees found there. The Reverend stayed in residence until his death in 1877 and his widow sold it in 1877 to another Churchman, Reverend James George Clark. He with his family lived there until 1912.
In 1926 the abbey was sold to the brothers Broughton, Urban Huttleston and Henry Rogers, they were very keen on horse racing and they purchased it because of its proximity to Newmarket and their stud farm near to Bury St Edmunds.
More changes to the property were made, the work done by architect Sidney Parvin, who worked for Turner Lord of London. It was featured in the 1930 edition of Country Life. In 1934 Lode Mill was purchased, it is now used for grinding corn.
In 1966 on the death of Lord Fairhaven, the Abbey was left to the National Trust.
The gardens are well set out, there is a walled garden filled with many plants and wonderful borders of colour. There is a Dahlia and a Rose Garden also a Hyacinth and Narcissus Garden. There are many statues in the grounds which cover close to 100 acres or 400,000 m2. There is also a wonderful avenue of trees as well as Silver Birch avenue close to the entrance. There is a superb walk from the house to the Lode Mill, alongside the river. Excellent to see in Springtime. Hopefully this will open and be enjoyed again in the not too distant future.
A definite house and garden to enjoy.
National Trust, Cambridgeshire - Anglesea Abbey 05-05-2018 (94)
National Trust Properties
Anglesey Abbey, Quy Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB25 9EJ
Anglesey Abbey
Built between 1100 and 1135AD on the remains of an Augustine Abbey. It was endowed as a priory in 1212 by Richard de Clare. It remained as a priory until 1536 when it was closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Priory was largely demolished and in 1595 it was rebuilt as a Jacobean-style house and owned by the Fowkes family. The house had quite a few occupants, notably Thomas Hobson (of Hobson’s choice), his son-in-law, Thomas Parker, a barrister. Samuel Shepheard, a Cambridge MP. Anglesey was not always a place of residence with these various owners, at one time it was leased out as a farm. When Thomas Parker died in 1647, Anglesea changed from Priory to Abbey.
The Reverend John Hailstone purchased the property in 1848 and carried out many renovations. He converted the monks’ day room into an entrance Hall. He then added a stable block, then a service wing and undertook a programme of plants many trees which are a great feature of the grounds. Cedars, Wellingtonia, Acer, Silver Lime and Weeping Elm are just a few of the trees found there. The Reverend stayed in residence until his death in 1877 and his widow sold it in 1877 to another Churchman, Reverend James George Clark. He with his family lived there until 1912.
In 1926 the abbey was sold to the brothers Broughton, Urban Huttleston and Henry Rogers, they were very keen on horse racing and they purchased it because of its proximity to Newmarket and their stud farm near to Bury St Edmunds.
More changes to the property were made, the work done by architect Sidney Parvin, who worked for Turner Lord of London. It was featured in the 1930 edition of Country Life. In 1934 Lode Mill was purchased, it is now used for grinding corn.
In 1966 on the death of Lord Fairhaven, the Abbey was left to the National Trust.
The gardens are well set out, there is a walled garden filled with many plants and wonderful borders of colour. There is a Dahlia and a Rose Garden also a Hyacinth and Narcissus Garden. There are many statues in the grounds which cover close to 100 acres or 400,000 m2. There is also a wonderful avenue of trees as well as Silver Birch avenue close to the entrance. There is a superb walk from the house to the Lode Mill, alongside the river. Excellent to see in Springtime. Hopefully this will open and be enjoyed again in the not too distant future.
A definite house and garden to enjoy.