Dore Abbey
| Dore Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Dore Abbey |
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| location |
 United Kingdom of England
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| Coordinates: | 51 ° 58'7 " N , 2 ° 54'0" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
229 |
| founding year | 1147 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1537 |
| Mother monastery | Morimond Monastery |
| Primary Abbey | Morimond Monastery |
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Daughter monasteries |
Grace Dieu Abbey (1226) |
Dore Abbey (Dora) is a former Cistercian abbey in England . It is in the county of Herefordshire not far from the parish of Abbey Dore, near the border between England and Wales.
history
The abbey was founded in 1147 by Lord Robert d'Ewyas . It was a daughter monastery of Morimond Primary Abbey and next to its daughter monasteries Vale Royal Abbey in Cheshire (1266) and Grace Dieu Abbey in Monmouthshire (previously Gwent) in Wales the only monastery from this filiation in the British Isles. In 1537 the monastery came to an end. The preservation of the church is thanks to the Scudamore family.
Plant and buildings
Of the Hereford sandstone church, which was begun around 1180 and consecrated around 1280, the rectangular choir with a handling in developed Gothic forms (Early English) from the 13th century and the transept from the time of construction have been preserved and are used as a parish church. Apart from the sacristy, only a few walls of the rest of the complex have survived. The ten-bay ship was broken off. The choir is closed by an oak screen. A musicians' gallery from around 1700 is located in the transept. In 1633/1634 the church was restored. The enclosure was on the left side of the church; the chapter house was (unusually) built in the form of a regular dodecagon .
literature
- Anthony New: A guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales. Constable & Company, London 1985, ISBN 0-09-463520-X , p. 146 ff., With a plan.
- Ron Shoesmith, Ruth Richardson (Eds.): A Definitive History of Dore Abbey. Logaston Press, Woonton Almeley (Herefordshire) 1997, ISBN 1-873827-66-0 .
