Norton Priory
The Priory of St Mary was moved from Runcorn to Norton in 1134 by William fitz William, third baron of Halton. Despite a major fire in 1236, Norton grew in size and stature to become an abbey in 1391, and its abbot was a senior and much respected member of the Augustinian Order. The abbey met its end in April 1536 under Henry VIII's dissolution of religious houses, and in 1545 the site was sold to the Brooke family, who adapted parts of the abbot's quarters, kitchens and west range to provide a comfortable family home. In the mid-eighteenth century, much of the house was demolished to make way for a fashionable classically inspired…
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Weitere Autoren: Brown, Fraser (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-904220-52-0
- EAN: 9780904220520
- Produktnummer: 4918726
- Verlag: Oxford Archaeology
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 474 S.
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B30.4 cm x D3.2 cm 2'126 g
- Abbildungen: b/w and col illus
- Gewicht: 2126
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
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