Furness Abbey

Daughter monasteries

Swineshead Abbey ( 1147 ) Rushen Abbey ( 1147 ) Byland Abbey ( 1147 ) Calder Abbey ( 1147 ) Inch Abbey ( 1180)

Furness Abbey ( St Mary of Furness ) is a former Cistercian abbey in England. The ruins of the monastery is situated on the edge of the town of Barrow -in- Furness in the present county of Cumbria, between Barrow and Dalton-in- Furness east of the road A 590

History

The monastery was a suburb of Preston from the later King Stephen, who was also Count of Boulogne, founded in 1124 in Ashton-on - Ribble as a convent of the Congregation of Savigny, but layed out in 1127 in the forest of Furness. From Furness Swineshead Abbey, Rushen Abbey on the Isle of Man, Byland Abbey, Calder Abbey and Inch Abbey in present-day Northern Ireland were settled. The Congregation of Savigny in 1147 joined the Cistercian order. Thus, the monastery belonged to the filiation of Clairvaux Abbey Primary. After entering the Cistercian Order Cistercian monasteries in Ireland it different, including Abington Abbey, were in many cases as a result of the conspiracy of Mellifont, (possibly daughter monastery of Furness ) assumes Fermoy Abbey, Abbey and Inislounaght Corcomroe Abbey. It would continue to Fountains Abbey the wealthiest Cistercian monastery in England have been, had a port on Walney Iceland expand to promote its wool and iron trade, build eie castle in Piel and exercised jurisdiction in Dalton- in-Furness from. The names of 32 abbots of the monastery have survived. In 1535 the abbey was estimated at an annual income of 805 pounds. In 1537 the monastery was probably also recruited for his opposition to King Henry VIII, from the crown and awarded Thomas Cromwell. Was yet in the 16th century John Preston as the owner of the system to build a mansion, which was replaced by a hotel and later by the Abbey Tavern in the 19th century. With the growth of the city of Barrow drew near to the plant. The monastery remained ruinous condition in many parts with the exception of the south wing of the exam. The ruins were sung by William Wordsworth in 1805. In 1923, Lord Richard Cavendish sold the plant to the Office of Works ( later Department of the Environment, now looked after by English Heritage ).

Plant and buildings

The property is built of local red sandstone. The large church ( nave with 10 Jochen, transept with three chapels on either side of the east, rectangular choir ) is in the north of the plant. In the West, a large tower was provided, which has remained unfinished. From the columns of the ship only the bases remain. Crossing and transepts, however, are almost completely preserved. The exam is just south (right) of the church and has an unusually long east wing, whose ruins are largely preserved, while only foundations are available from the West Wing.