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Syon House: The Story of a Great House – With a short guide for visitors and with four (colour) plates, two endpaper maps (in colour) and 22 illustrations in monochrome (the illustrations mainly relate to paintings, artefacts and the building). First published by Syon House Estate (UK) in 1950 with 48 pages and no ISBN. OCLC 1123648136.
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Nottinghamshire, England.. Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller).
The name Abbey Hulton is derived from 'hilltown' (Anglo-Saxon hyll + tūn; Middle English hil, hull + toun; 13th & 14th century Hulton) [2] with the addition of 'abbey' from the Cistercian abbey founded here in 1223. [3] It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Heltone, in Pirehill Hundred, when it was held by Robert of Stafford. [4]
The Abbey was then used to house the Namibia International Peace Centre. [22] In 1972, Winter was deported after opposing South Africa's policy of apartheid but remained 'bishop-in-exile'. In England, he continued to advocate for Namibian independence and he was known for his anti-establishment remarks, such as his criticism on Margaret ...
Originally granted by the king to the Fitzwilliam family, Highclere Castle had several owners during the next 125 years. [6]The palace was rebuilt as Place House in 1679 when it was purchased by Sir Robert Sawyer, the Attorney General to Charles II and James II, who was a lawyer, MP, Speaker, and college friend of Samuel Pepys. [9]
From 1979 to 2012, the structure was operated as The Abbey Bed and Breakfast Inn. [5] The owners extensively restored the building while adding bathrooms for each suite. [6] The historic property was listed for sale in 2006 and was sold in 2012. The building is now operated as a whole house rental instead of as a B&B.
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The chapter house was the most significant, as the meeting place of the governing body of the abbey. It generally projected from the eastern side of the cloister, and might have near it a narrow passage or "slype" that led to a burial ground near the eastern end of the church.