Holme Eden Abbey

Holme Eden Abbey was an abbey in Cumbria, England. The current building (built 1833–37) is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

Holme Eden Abbey

History

It was designed in 1833 by John Dobson of Newcastle for a Peter Dixon (a cotton mill owner at Warwick Bridge).[2] It is said to have seven entrances, 52 chimney pots and 365 windows.[3] In 1875 it was sold to a Wiliam Watson.

From 1921 until 1983 it served as an abbey to Benedictine nuns.[4] It then served as an exclusive old persons home before being converted into an award winning development of twelve apartments. The old walled garden was developed with homes built inside it.

Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone died here on 5 December 1995.[5]

See also

References
  1. Historic England. "Holme Eden Abbey, Wetheral  (Grade II*) (1087685)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. "HOLME EDEN ABBEY, Wetheral - 1087685". Historic England. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "BBC - Domesday Reloaded: OLD NUNNERY WARWICK BRIDGE". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. "Holme Eden Abbey". stephenosb.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.


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