Keynsham Abbey
Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
After the dissolution in 1539, when the abbey and its possessions were surrendered to Henry VIII, the site was occupied by a house built by the Bridges family. In 1559 Thomas Bridges bequeathed stone from the late Abbey Church for the repair of the Bridge and causeway over the nearby River Avon.The house built by the Bridges family was demolished in 1776.
The arms of the abbey included six golden clarions or trumpets on a red ground, from the de Clares, Earls of Gloucester.
The site was excavated during the building of the Keynsham bypass in the 1960s. Amongst the finds was a fipple flute, a type of early recorder.
The remains have been designated as a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument.
From Wikipedia
After the dissolution in 1539, when the abbey and its possessions were surrendered to Henry VIII, the site was occupied by a house built by the Bridges family. In 1559 Thomas Bridges bequeathed stone from the late Abbey Church for the repair of the Bridge and causeway over the nearby River Avon.The house built by the Bridges family was demolished in 1776.
The arms of the abbey included six golden clarions or trumpets on a red ground, from the de Clares, Earls of Gloucester.
The site was excavated during the building of the Keynsham bypass in the 1960s. Amongst the finds was a fipple flute, a type of early recorder.
The remains have been designated as a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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- Added: 29 May 2010
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2355925
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