Newark Priory
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Newark Priory is a ruined priory
located near the village of Pyrford
in Surrey
, England
was established in the late 12th Century by Rauld de Calva and his wife Beatrice de Sandes for Augustian
canons
. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Thomas Beckett and originally, the land where the church was built was called Aldbury. This gradually changed its name from Aldbury to Newark or the New Place (novo loco) of St. Thomas near Guildford, at one point being called Newstead.
During King Henry VIII
's dissolution of the monasteries
Newark Priory was Dissolved. The prior himself was pensioned off, valuables sent to the Tower of London
and the land given to the Master of the Kings Horse. It has been said that a cannon
was employed from the top of Church Hill
to bombard or demolish, what were, the then extensive buildings. This incident is portrayed in one of a series of paintings made by artist Tessa Kewen. The last known prior of Newark Priory was Richard Lipscombe, appointed just before the surrender of the house in 1538. The building falling into ruin, was said to have been further destroyed by locals using the stones for road mending; until Lord Onslow
, the owner in the 1730s, decided to preserve what remained.
today and is listed as a Grade I Ancient Monument. It was placed upon the English Heritage
Register of Buildings at risk, established in 2007 . It is sadly located upon private land
so is unable to be reached at a close proximity. It can be found in a meadow
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=pyrford+,+england&ie=UTF8&ll=51.308867,-0.50683&spn=0.001445,0.003616&t=h&z=18&om=1 adjacent to Newark Lane, Pyrford
, England
.
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
located near the village of Pyrford
Pyrford
Pyrford is an English village that for centuries had historical links with the monastery of Westminster, in whose possession it remained between the Norman Conquest and the Dissolution of the Monasteries nearly five hundred years later. It is thirty miles by road from central London and situated...
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
History
Newark PrioryNewark Priory
Newark Priory is a ruined priory located near the village of Pyrford in Surrey, England- History :Newark Priory was established in the late 12th Century by Rauld de Calva and his wife Beatrice de Sandes for Augustian canons. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Thomas Beckett and originally, the...
was established in the late 12th Century by Rauld de Calva and his wife Beatrice de Sandes for Augustian
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
canons
Canon (priest)
A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule ....
. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Thomas Beckett and originally, the land where the church was built was called Aldbury. This gradually changed its name from Aldbury to Newark or the New Place (novo loco) of St. Thomas near Guildford, at one point being called Newstead.
During King Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
's dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
Newark Priory was Dissolved. The prior himself was pensioned off, valuables sent to the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
and the land given to the Master of the Kings Horse. It has been said that a cannon
Cannon
A cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees,...
was employed from the top of Church Hill
Pyrford
Pyrford is an English village that for centuries had historical links with the monastery of Westminster, in whose possession it remained between the Norman Conquest and the Dissolution of the Monasteries nearly five hundred years later. It is thirty miles by road from central London and situated...
to bombard or demolish, what were, the then extensive buildings. This incident is portrayed in one of a series of paintings made by artist Tessa Kewen. The last known prior of Newark Priory was Richard Lipscombe, appointed just before the surrender of the house in 1538. The building falling into ruin, was said to have been further destroyed by locals using the stones for road mending; until Lord Onslow
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow
Thomas Onslow, 2nd Baron Onslow commissioned the building of Clandon Park in the 1730s.He became 2nd Baron Onslow on the death of his father, Richard Onslow, in 1717...
, the owner in the 1730s, decided to preserve what remained.
Today
Newark Priory still exists as ruinsRuins
Ruins are the remains of human-made architecture: structures that were once complete, as time went by, have fallen into a state of partial or complete disrepair, due to lack of maintenance or deliberate acts of destruction...
today and is listed as a Grade I Ancient Monument. It was placed upon the English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Register of Buildings at risk, established in 2007 . It is sadly located upon private land
Personal property
Personal property, roughly speaking, is private property that is moveable, as opposed to real property or real estate. In the common law systems personal property may also be called chattels or personalty. In the civil law systems personal property is often called movable property or movables - any...
so is unable to be reached at a close proximity. It can be found in a meadow
Meadow
A meadow is a field vegetated primarily by grass and other non-woody plants . The term is from Old English mædwe. In agriculture a meadow is grassland which is not grazed by domestic livestock but rather allowed to grow unchecked in order to make hay...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=pyrford+,+england&ie=UTF8&ll=51.308867,-0.50683&spn=0.001445,0.003616&t=h&z=18&om=1 adjacent to Newark Lane, Pyrford
Pyrford
Pyrford is an English village that for centuries had historical links with the monastery of Westminster, in whose possession it remained between the Norman Conquest and the Dissolution of the Monasteries nearly five hundred years later. It is thirty miles by road from central London and situated...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
External links
- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=pyrford+,+england&ie=UTF8&ll=51.308867,-0.50683&spn=0.001445,0.003616&t=h&z=18&om=1- A GoogleMaps reference to its location
- http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/protecting/heritage-at-risk/ - The English HeritageEnglish HeritageEnglish Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Buildings at Risk register. - http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/planningservice/localplan/pyrford- WokingWokingWoking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
council's page on PyrfordPyrfordPyrford is an English village that for centuries had historical links with the monastery of Westminster, in whose possession it remained between the Norman Conquest and the Dissolution of the Monasteries nearly five hundred years later. It is thirty miles by road from central London and situated...
. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/reformation_overview_04.shtml- a BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
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and The Dissolution of the MonasteriesDissolution of the MonasteriesThe Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...