The Abbey, Charlton Adam
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The Abbey, Charlton Adam in Somerset
, England
is an irregular two and three-storey late 16th century house probably incorporating pre-Reformation
work, which was restored in 1902 for Claude Neville of Butleigh Court, probably by C.E. Ponting
, who also restored Lytes Cary in the same parish. The house takes its name from the fact that it was the site of the Chantry
Chapel of the Holy Spirit, founded in 1237, of which some fragments may be incorporated. The interiors contain some Elizabethan panelling and reused earlier bits and pieces. The northern part of the house was damaged by fire in the 1960s and plainly restored. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade I listed building.
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, 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...
is an irregular two and three-storey late 16th century house probably incorporating pre-Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
work, which was restored in 1902 for Claude Neville of Butleigh Court, probably by C.E. Ponting
Charles Ponting
Charles Edwin Ponting, F.S.A., was a Gothic Revival architect who practised in Marlborough, Wiltshire.-Career:Ponting began his architectural career in 1864 in the office of the architect Samuel Overton. He was agent for Meux brewing family's estate from 1870 until 1888...
, who also restored Lytes Cary in the same parish. The house takes its name from the fact that it was the site of the Chantry
Chantry
Chantry is the English term for a fund established to pay for a priest to celebrate sung Masses for a specified purpose, generally for the soul of the deceased donor. Chantries were endowed with lands given by donors, the income from which maintained the chantry priest...
Chapel of the Holy Spirit, founded in 1237, of which some fragments may be incorporated. The interiors contain some Elizabethan panelling and reused earlier bits and pieces. The northern part of the house was damaged by fire in the 1960s and plainly restored. It has been designated by 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...
as a Grade I listed building.