Holme Eden Abbey

Coordinates: 54°54′18″N 2°49′31″W / 54.904928°N 2.825383°W / 54.904928; -2.825383 (Holme Eden Abbey)

Holme Eden Abbey

Holme Eden Abbey was an abbey in Cumbria, England. The current building (built 1833–37) is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

It was designed in 1833 by John Dobson of Newcastle for a Peter Dixon (a cotton mill owner at Warwick Bridge).[2] It is said to have seven entrances and 365 windows.[3] In 1875 it was sold to a Wiliam Watson.

From 1921 until 1983 it served as an abbey to Benectine nuns.[4] It has thereafter served as an exclusive old persons home.

Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone died here on 5 December 1995.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Historic England. "Holme Eden Abbey, Wetheral  (Grade II*) (1087685)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087685
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-344000-555000/page/14
  4. ↑ http://www.stephenosb.co.uk/pastoral-ministry/holme-eden-abbey/
  5. ↑ BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF FORMER FELLOWS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 1783 – 2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
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