Quarr Old Abbey

Ryde, Isle of Wight Unitary Authority, Isle of Wight, England

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Get directions Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 4ES England

Coordinates: 50.73100, -1.19960
01983 882420
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In 1131, Quarr was founded as a Savignac abbey, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, by Baldwin II de Redvers (Réviers), Lord of the Isle of Wight and later Earl of Devon. The founder was buried in the Abbey in 1155, and his remains, along with those of a royal princess, Cecily of York (died 1507), second daughter of King Edward IV of England and godmother of Henry VIII, still lie on the site of the mediaeval monastery, as do other important personages. It was Cistercian from 1147 to 1536.

After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, the land was acquired by a Southampton merchant, George Mills who demolished most of the abbey. Its stone was used for fortifications at the nearby towns of Cowes and Yarmouth. One of the three abbey bells is preserved in the belfry of the nearby Anglican parish church, originally built by the monks of Quarr Abbey for their lay dependants. Salvaged stone was also used to build Quarr Abbey House.

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