Blanchland Abbey
Blanchland Abbey
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Roger G
글래스고, UK포스팅 2,834건
2023년 8월
The church is formed from part of the old abbey, especially the tower stands out as a chimaera. Plenty of information internally and interesting ancient ledger slabs. A very fine oaken roof in the nave. An ancient entrance door! Appears to be an old cross beside the pathway.
2023년 8월 12일 작성
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Sightsee378114
더럼, UK포스팅 3건
2022년 8월
Its right in the centre of the medieval village of Blanchland, no entry cossts, just go in and peruse at your leisure. It really is a lovely old Abbey, nearby tea rooms and gift shop make it well worth a visit.
2022년 8월 8일 작성
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GPaCalgary
캘거리, 캐나다포스팅 2,273건
2022년 6월
Literally and Figuratively, this was a cool spot to visit. The pews have personal pillows for each of the congregation. They are very likely created by the members themselves. An old building indeed with a lot of interesting history.
The attached cemetery has some very interesting headstones also.
The attached cemetery has some very interesting headstones also.
2022년 7월 12일 작성
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Jinxy
펜리스, UK포스팅 2건
2022년 6월
This was a wonderful setting for the Abbey, there are many places to visit in the lovely little village and would recommend visiting if you are in the area.
2022년 6월 29일 작성
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TonyKate16
Prudhoe, UK포스팅 39건
2020년 10월
Well worth a visit to this very old, former 'White Monk' monastery ,and current parish church. Interesting history lesson...
2020년 10월 23일 작성
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johnhouston2
내어스버러, UK포스팅 5,325건
2020년 2월 • 커플
Whenever we are in the area we love to drive to Blanchland to stroll in the attractive stone village and look at this lovely church. The church was once part of a much bigger abbey and it is perhaps worth considering the general history.
The abbey at Blanchland was founded as a Premonstratensian priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and it became an abbey in the late 13th century. And for those who might be interested - my understanding is that Premonstratensians are the Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians or Norbertines. In the British Isles however they have tended to be known as the White Canons because of their plain, undyed robes. The Order was founded by St. Norbert in the early 12th century and is still going today, and is a group of Roman Catholic priests, brothers and sisters.
And another note of interest is that the 16th century former Abbot's house is now the rather grand Carew Arms hotel.
But back to the Abbey! With a building of such an age, there is clearly a lot of history to it, and the location near the Scottish Borders means that it was always vulnerable to a bit of sacking and pillaging. One legend that particularly appealed to me (perhaps because I’m a Scot!) is that during one raid in the area, the monks prayed that the abbey would be spared.
Subsequently, a mist descended which shielded the valley and monastery from view and it was overlooked by the Scottish raiders, who passed by. The foolish monks upon hearing this, proceeded to ring the abbey bells in celebration, and to signal to everyone in the valley that it was safe and that the dreaded Scottish invaders had passed.
Clearly they hadn’t passed too far however and, upon hearing the celebratory bell ringing, they duly turned around and ransacked the Monastery. There’s a lesson there somewhere!
Over the years the population of the Abbey reduced and by the early 16th century there were only 8 canons, and the Abbey was finally suppressed in 1539. The abbey church was considered far too large for the inhabitants of the village so a small chapel was built onto the tower to serve worshippers and the remainder of the church was simply left to decay.
John Wesley preached in Blanchland churchyard in 1747 and noted in his diary that 'There seems to have been a large cathedral church by the vast walls which still remain'.
5 years after Wesley's visit Blanchland became a parish in its own right and the estate trustees transformed the decaying ruins of the abbey church into the present parish church and built a vicarage.
And what we have now is a delightful parish church in a beautiful and peaceful village setting. So whether you are interested in history or not, it really is a lovely place to visit.
The abbey at Blanchland was founded as a Premonstratensian priory in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec II, and it became an abbey in the late 13th century. And for those who might be interested - my understanding is that Premonstratensians are the Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians or Norbertines. In the British Isles however they have tended to be known as the White Canons because of their plain, undyed robes. The Order was founded by St. Norbert in the early 12th century and is still going today, and is a group of Roman Catholic priests, brothers and sisters.
And another note of interest is that the 16th century former Abbot's house is now the rather grand Carew Arms hotel.
But back to the Abbey! With a building of such an age, there is clearly a lot of history to it, and the location near the Scottish Borders means that it was always vulnerable to a bit of sacking and pillaging. One legend that particularly appealed to me (perhaps because I’m a Scot!) is that during one raid in the area, the monks prayed that the abbey would be spared.
Subsequently, a mist descended which shielded the valley and monastery from view and it was overlooked by the Scottish raiders, who passed by. The foolish monks upon hearing this, proceeded to ring the abbey bells in celebration, and to signal to everyone in the valley that it was safe and that the dreaded Scottish invaders had passed.
Clearly they hadn’t passed too far however and, upon hearing the celebratory bell ringing, they duly turned around and ransacked the Monastery. There’s a lesson there somewhere!
Over the years the population of the Abbey reduced and by the early 16th century there were only 8 canons, and the Abbey was finally suppressed in 1539. The abbey church was considered far too large for the inhabitants of the village so a small chapel was built onto the tower to serve worshippers and the remainder of the church was simply left to decay.
John Wesley preached in Blanchland churchyard in 1747 and noted in his diary that 'There seems to have been a large cathedral church by the vast walls which still remain'.
5 years after Wesley's visit Blanchland became a parish in its own right and the estate trustees transformed the decaying ruins of the abbey church into the present parish church and built a vicarage.
And what we have now is a delightful parish church in a beautiful and peaceful village setting. So whether you are interested in history or not, it really is a lovely place to visit.
2020년 3월 1일 작성
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LSJFB18
Cumbria, UK포스팅 139건
2020년 2월 • 커플
Nice to find the abbey was open so we could just wander in. Nice to see a bit of history and it is somewhere nice to have a quiet reflection
2020년 2월 11일 작성
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sheepygold
london포스팅 5,426건
2019년 10월 • 커플
This abbey church was founded in 1165 though has been renovated and restored since. It sits in a very picturesque setting and has a lot of information about its history and that of the village on information boards inside. Well worth a look.
2019년 10월 11일 작성
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Derek H
Freckleton, UK포스팅 689건
2019년 7월 • 커플
Lovely Abbey is almost hidden within this picturesque largely unspoiled village near the Derwent reservoir. The Abbey is a must see tranquil place and it is well worth the walk around the village also. Great place!!!!
2019년 7월 10일 작성
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Valeriemary
Knott End-on-Sea, UK포스팅 105건
2019년 6월 • 커플
Perfectly kept a small Abbyey in the heart of the village Well worth a visit Amazing history Very pretty
2019년 6월 27일 작성
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