Holy Trinity & St Mary, Dore Abbey, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire 28 October 2015
A well executed 17th/18th Century stone.
The abbey was founded in 1147 by Robert FitzHarold of Ewyas, believed on the site of earlier wooden monastic buildings. It was a sister abbey of the Cistercian Morimond Abbey in France. The abbey became wealthy as a result of lands acquired around it, especially from the sale of wool. In the 13th and 14th Centuries, this enabled an expansion of the abbey. It fell victim to the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, the building being bought by John Scudamore whose family had connections back to Owain Glyndwr. The buildings fell into disrepair and in the 17th Century the surviving main building was transformed into the (rather grand) parish church you see today. Its style is influenced by Bishop Laud, being designated "Laudian". It was consecrated in 1634 with further restoration carried out 1700-10 including a series of wall paintings and scripture quotes. At the beginning of the 20th Century, further restoration work was carried out.
Holy Trinity & St Mary, Dore Abbey, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire 28 October 2015
A well executed 17th/18th Century stone.
The abbey was founded in 1147 by Robert FitzHarold of Ewyas, believed on the site of earlier wooden monastic buildings. It was a sister abbey of the Cistercian Morimond Abbey in France. The abbey became wealthy as a result of lands acquired around it, especially from the sale of wool. In the 13th and 14th Centuries, this enabled an expansion of the abbey. It fell victim to the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, the building being bought by John Scudamore whose family had connections back to Owain Glyndwr. The buildings fell into disrepair and in the 17th Century the surviving main building was transformed into the (rather grand) parish church you see today. Its style is influenced by Bishop Laud, being designated "Laudian". It was consecrated in 1634 with further restoration carried out 1700-10 including a series of wall paintings and scripture quotes. At the beginning of the 20th Century, further restoration work was carried out.