WHALLEY ABBEY

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Cistercian abbey founded in 1296 and dissolved in 1537. The upstanding remains include the North-East gateway, the North wall with round bastions along the roadside, the ruins of the east and south ranges of the cloister, the abbot's lodging, Peter of Chester's Chapel, the North-West gateway and the foundations of the nave. The church was partly excavated between 1930-4 and, along with the octagonal chapter house, the plan shows through the turf. Scheduled and listed, the gatehouse is in guardianship.

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[SD 7312 3603] WHALLEY ABBEY [GT] (Remains of)
GATEWAY [GT] [Shown twice] (1)

The Cistercian Abbey of Whalley was founded on the 4th April, 1226, and dissolved in 1537. (2)

Two gateways survive. That to the N.W. was erected about the year 1350, and Whalley Grammar School when first founded occupied its upper room (5). The N.E. gateway was built in 1486. (3, 4)

Recent excavations have revealed the plan of the church, chapter house, the abbot's lodgings and banqueting hall (6). (2-7)

Scheduled (8)

GP. AO/61/242/2 shows the remains of the abbey from the N-E.
GP. AO/61/242/3 shows the northern aspect of the cellarium and GP. AO/61/242/4 the cloisters from the north.
GP. AO/61/245/1 shows the layout of the abbey church and GPs.
AO/61/245/2 the S. aspect of the N.E. gateway. GP.AO/61/245/3 shows the S.E. aspect of the N.W. gateway. (9)

Whalley Abbey. Grade I. Cistercian monastery. West range of cloister now used as RC church hall. Assheton mansion now a conference centre. See List for full description.

North-West gateway (formerly included as an integral part of Whalley Abbey). Grade I. Early C14. See List for full description. (10)

SD 7309 3605; SD 7290 3618. Whalley Cistercian abbey. Scheduled RSM No 23691. The upstanding remains include the NE gateway, the N wall with round bastions along the roadside, the ruins of the east and south ranges of the cloister, the abbot's lodging, Peter of Chester's Chapel, the NW gateway and the foundations of the nave. Full architectural and archaeological description. (11)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1955

( 2) by David Knowles and R Neville Hadcock 1953 Medieval religious houses : England and Wales

Page(s)118

( 3) General reference

Lancashire, 1920 (F.H. Cheetham) Page(s)270

( 4) General reference

Calderdale, 1906, (T. Ormerod) Page(s)241

( 5) General reference

Lancashire Landscape, 1951, (J. Lofthouse) Page(s)293

( 6) Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society

51, 1936 Page(s)119-121

( 7) Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne

A Howard Hall 1, 1954-5 Page(s)298-9

( 8) General reference

list of Ancient Monuments in England and Wales, 1958 Page(s)47

( 9) Field Investigators Comments

F1 RL 03-OCT-61

(10) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

Ribble Valley, 13-MAR-1986 1025 Page(s)28-9

(11) Scheduled Monument Notification

10-AUG-1994

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