Newminster Abbey
| Newminster Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
 Newminster Abbey |
|
| location |
 United Kingdom England Northumberland |
| Coordinates: | 55 ° 9 '58 " N , 1 ° 42' 15" W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
135 |
| Patronage | St. Mary |
| founding year | 1138 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1537 |
| Mother monastery | Fountains Abbey |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
Pipewell Abbey (1143) |
Newminster Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in England . The monastery was about 1 km west of Morpeth in Northumberland , near the B 6343 road to Cambo .
history
The abbey was founded in 1138 by Ranulf de Merlay , Lord of Morpeth. It was the second daughter monastery of Fountains Abbey , which itself comes from the filiation of the Clairvaux Primary Abbey . The first abbot was Robert of Newminster (St. Robert † June 7, 1159) from Fountains. He presided over the monastery from 1138 to 1159. The first buildings are said to have been destroyed by the Scots after a year. In 1180 the abbey was rebuilt. Newminster Abbey itself founded the subsidiary Pipewell Abbey in Northamptonshire in 1143 and Roche Abbey in South Yorkshire and Sawley Abbey in West Yorkshire in 1147 . The abbey was one of the largest Cistercian monasteries in northern England. The possessions of the monastery extended to the Scottish border. The abbey also had two hospitals in Mitford and Allerburn in the late 13th century. In 1536 the income was estimated at £ 265. The monastery was withdrawn from the crown in 1537 against the opposition of the monks and given to Henry Gray . From the end of the 16th century, the complex was largely demolished. The site is now owned by the Errington family. Excavations took place in 1963 and 1965. The ruins are accessible.
Plant and buildings
The church in the shape of a Latin cross had a nave with nine bays and two side aisles, a transept with three chapels each on the east sides and a rectangular choir. South of the church was the convent building with a nine-bay chapter house with four columns, which was enlarged in the 13th century. The cloister was partially erected again in 1924. Little remains of the church.
literature
- Anthony New: A guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales. Constable & Company, London 1985, ISBN 0-09-463520-X , pp. 282 f., With a plan.
- Nikolaus Pevsner , Ian Archibald Richmond : Northumberland. Revised by John Grundy. 2nd edition. Yale University Press, New Haven CT et al. 2002, ISBN 0-300-09638-0 , p. 518 ( Pevsner architectural guides. The buildings of England ).
