Founded in the lateth century by William de Roure, Earl of Lincoln, Cleeve Abbey has undergone some substantial changes throughout its history from a Cistercian monastery to its destruction during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in, to its use as a private house having been sold off by Henry VIII and finally its function as a farm in theth century.
This guidebook provides a tour of the abbey, both inside and out, and a history of its workings and the lives of the monks who once lived there, Librarian Note: There is than one author in the Goodreads database with this name, StuartHarrisonspaceStuart Harrison is an archaeologist and architectural historian from England, mainly known for his English Herritage books, .
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ISBN | 1850747601 |
ISBN-13 | 9781850747604 |
Publication | First published June 8, 2000 |
Number of Pages | 36 |
Format Type | Paperback |