More information : [Centred at ST 63781651] remains of ST. MARY'S ABBEY [GT] (Benedictine) (1)
Abbey of ST MARY, SHERBORNE. The bishop's see of Wessex W. of SELWOOD was established in SHERBORNE in 705. The ch. remained a Cathedral till the removal of the see to OLD SARUM in 1075.
In 998 (c.993) (2) the minster was brought under the rule of ST. BENEDICT being reconstituted for Benedictine monks instead of secular canons. In 1172 it was elevated to the rank of Abbey. In 1152 there were 50 monks at SHERBORNE, but in 1539 - at the dissolution - only the abbot and 14 monks were noted (2)
Rebuilding & alteration of the ecclesiastic buildings took place in the 12th, 13th - 14th cents. (in the latter cent, ALL HALLOWS Ch. was built), major restoration also took place in the 15.c.
After the dissolution the buildings were granted to Sir JOHN HORSEY, he sold the abbey ch., less the eastern chapels, to the townspeople in 1540, at which time the ph. ch. of ALL HALLOWS was demolished HORSEY sold the eastern chapels to the hospital, which in turn sold them, in 1560, to the school.
The general reconstruction of the church was begun in 1849 extending into the 20th. cent. (1-9)
The following point numbers identify the the components on the OS Large scale Plan:4a NAMES OF COMPONENTS
Secondary Names on O.S. LS plan (1) unless otherwise stated:
No.
26.1 Abbey Church of St. Mary
26.2 All Hallows Church (Rems of)
26.3 Gateway
26.4 Conduit
26.5 Abbey Grange
26.19 Abbey Lands (1647)
Secondary Names as authorised by Authy's 2-4
No.
26.1 Abbey Church of St. Mary (2)
26.2 All Hallows Ch. (Rest.) (2)
26.3 Gate House (3)
26.4 (Conduit (not in situ) (2)
(Conduit (Site of prior to c.1560) (4)
26.5 Abbey Grange formerly Barn (2)
Barn (3)
26.6 Wykenham Chapel (2)
26.7 Bishop Roger's Chapel (2)
26.8 Lady Chapel (2)
26.9 Chapel of St. Mary le Bow (2)
26.10 Chapel of St. Sepulchre (2)
26.11 St. Katherine's Chapel (2)
26.12 Cloister (Site) (2)
26.13 Frater (Site) (2)
26.14 (Abbot's Hall (3)
(Undercroft. Chapel Lane (2)
26.15 Guest Hall (2)
26.16 Chapter House (Site) (2)
26.17 Mill (Site) (2)
26.18 Abbot's Lodgings (3)
26.19 Abbey Farm buildings (site)(3)
26.20 Priors House (Site) (3)
Secondary Names as authorised by Authy's 5 and 6.
No.
26.1 Abbey Church of St. Mary (5)
26.2 All Hallows Ch. (Rms) (5)
26.3 Gateway (Rms). (5)
26.4
26.5 Abbey Grange formerly Abbey barn (6)
26.6 Wykenham Chapel (5)
26.7 Bishop Roger's Chapel (5)
26.8 Lady Chapel (5)
26.9 Chapel of St. Mary le Bow (5)
26.10 Chapel of St Sepulchre (5)
26.11 St. Katherine's Chapel (5)
26.12
26.13
26.14 Abbot's Hall (6)
26.15
26.16
26.17
26.18
26.19
26.20
Secondary Map references Dates
No.
26.1 ST 63801649 10.c. - 20.c.
26.2 ST 63761649 L. 14c.
26.3 ST 63871650 13.c.
26.4 ST 63891652
ST 63781651 16.c.
26.5 ST 63741669 14/15.c.
26.6 ST 63811650 12.c.
26.7 ST 63821650 13.c.
26.8 ST 63841649 13.c.
26.9 ST 63841649 15.c.
26.10 ST 63811648 L.14.c.
26.11 ST 63801647 L.14.c.
26.12 ST 63781651 14.c.
26.13 ST 63771652 L.12/E.13.c.
26.14 ST 63761652 12.c.
26.15 ST 63771650 13.c.
26.16 ST 63791651 13.c.
26.17 ST 63711653 ?
26.18 ST 63771653 15.c.
26.19 ST 63831667 ?
26.20 ST 63801653 11/12.c.
5. Notes on Name Variants
26.4 "In the middle of the cloister court stood the Conduit,
long ago removed to the Parade" .
26.14 "A fine 15.c. Hall (Now [1902] the school chapel) on an undercroft of late Norman work. This was the Abbot's Hall" (1)[Sim. inf] (2)
26.5 "North of the Abbey, the old barn partly remains incorporated in a house, still called 'the Abbey Grange'". (2)
7. Finds of other periods.
A portion of "a Roman pavement found on the site of the Abbey some time ago". (2)
"I also had noticed the very sketchy ref. in the Dorset Field Club Proceedings. I decided as there was no other supporting evidence and during the 26 years. I have been here. I have been quite a few excavations in the neighbourhood, including those made by bombs, without finding anything at all of the Roman nature ... Therefore at the moment it would be unwise to postulate Roman occupation" (3)
[Sim. inf. to authy (1)] (4) |