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| HER Number: | MDV1892 |
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| Name: | Dunkeswell Abbey, Bells |
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Summary
Four abbey bells were melted down for lead at the dissolution
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 142 107 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST11SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dunkeswell |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DUNKESWELL |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST11SW/3/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Brooking Rowe, J., 1877, The Cistercian Houses of Devon, part 5, 390 (Article in Serial). SDV136139.
Four bells in the tower of Dunkeswell Abbey church were melted down at the dissolution for the lead by Lord Bedford, who sold all that could be marketed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV136139 | Article in Serial: Brooking Rowe, J.. 1877. The Cistercian Houses of Devon, part 5. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 9. A5 Hardback. 390. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1890 | Part of: Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV30305 | Related to: Abbey Church at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV12618 | Related to: Cloisters at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV1891 | Related to: COAT OF ARMS in the Parish of Dunkeswell (Monument) |
| MDV44192 | Related to: Dunkeswell Abbey, Building (Monument) |
| MDV63464 | Related to: Dunkeswell Abbey, Garden (Monument) |
| MDV1893 | Related to: Dunkeswell Abbey, Grave (Monument) |
| MDV13990 | Related to: Dunkeswell Abbey, Tile (Find Spot) |
| MDV30306 | Related to: East Range at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV12616 | Related to: Fishponds at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV12617 | Related to: Gatehouse at Dunkeswell Abbey (Building) |
| MDV30307 | Related to: South Range at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
| MDV12615 | Related to: West Range at Dunkeswell Abbey (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2873 - BELL NON SPECIFIC (XI to Unknown - 1066 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 4 2021 3:03PM |
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