Cleeve Abbey
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Cleeve Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey and in England. The monastery is situated about 3 km southwest of Watchet at Washford in Somerset, close to the A39 from Bridgwater to Barnstaple.
History
The abbey was founded 1186-1191 by William de Roumare, whose grandfather William de Roumare had been founded in 1142 Revesby Abbey in Lincolnshire on his estates in Somerset and in 1198 by Abbey Revesby, a daughter house of Rievaulx Abbey from the filiation of primary Clairvaux Abbey with the founding convention of the first abbot Ralph and twelve monks inhabited. The foundation was initially opposed by the close neighborhood of Frankfurt monasteries Forde Abbey and Neath Abbey due to the small distance from them. The abbey was called " Vallis Florida " ( Blooming Valley ), but remained under the name of Cleeve Abbey, which dates back to the nearby village of Old Cleeve, better known. The Abbey has also received the Foundation by the family de Roumare also foundations of other wealthy families in the area; the monastic estates extended from the Brendon Hills in the valley of the Washford River and up against the coast and in the area of Bideford and up to Cornwall. The abbey was also the Rector of the island of Lundy. They also owned several Gran Gien. Towards the end of the 13th century reached the number of monks with 28 peaked. In the 14th century began a decline that led to the end of the self- management of goods. This disappeared in the monastery and the buildings of the converse. Under Abbot David Juyner ( 1435-1487 ) the situation improved and parts of the monastery were rebuilt, in particular a new refectory. The construction work was completed under the last abbot William Dovell. In 1535 the income of the abbey was valued at 155 pounds, making the abbey fell under the Auflösungsakt of 1536. The resolution made on 6 September 1536. The monastic estates were acquired in part by the family Dovell, the abbey was first awarded to Anthony Busterd for 21 years, but the Earl of Sussex 's got a little later used initially as a manor house and then as an agricultural property lands that remained in private hands until 1949 and were only purchased by the state. After 1870, the monastery was a center of attraction for tourism. Since 1984 Cleeve Abbey is managed by English Heritage.
Plant and buildings
The church, whose eastern part was completed around 1230, corresponded to the original Cistercian plan ( "Type Fontenay "); they had seven Langhausjoche, a transept with two chapels on the east side and a rectangular choir. The rest of the plant on the right ( south ) located by the Church exam corresponded to the bernhardi American plan. The church was demolished with the exception of the south wall soon after the dissolution of the monastery, the floor plan is still identifiable on the ground, even the stems of individual cylindrical columns are obtained. Also, the cloister has come off, but the east wing of the exam is ( from the local yellow and red sandstone ) with einschiffigem chapter house and upstairs exceptionally well preserved the dormitory, while the south wing was completely rebuilt in the 15th century ( refectory with wooden barrel and carved angels now the first floor and parallel to the cloister, but the floor of the original 19.7 m long, at right angles to the cloister standing refectory, with its floor tiles in situ preserved). Some wall paintings from the late period of the monastery have survived. The West Wing (originally Konversenflügel ) was separated by an alley of the monastery of cloistered ( as common in the filiation of Clairvaux, see, eg, Kloster Eberbach Abbey or Neath ). Get is here are several post-medieval walls and parts of the area of the cellarer. The entire plant was 1875/1876 restored. Next get is an impressive gatehouse north-west of the monastery.