Wigmore Abbey Grange

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Wigmore Abbey Grange
Wigmore Abbey entrance and gatehouse (geograph 3742652).jpg
The entrance gatehouses to the Grange
Type Monastic grange
Location Adforton, Herefordshire
Coordinates 52°20′11″N2°52′00″W / 52.3364°N 2.8667°W / 52.3364; -2.8667 Coordinates: 52°20′11″N2°52′00″W / 52.3364°N 2.8667°W / 52.3364; -2.8667
Built12-14th centuries with later additions
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameThe Grange, Adforton
Designated11 June 1959
Reference no.1082057
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameGatehouse Attached to West End of the Grange
Designated11 June 1959
Reference no.1349753
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameOutbuilding About 95 Yards West-North-West of the Grange
Designated11 June 1959
Reference no.1082061
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameStorage Building About 100 Yards West-North-West of the Grange
Designated11 June 1959
Reference no.1179912
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameSummerhouse About 50 Yards South-East of the Grange
Designated19 February 1987
Reference no.1082059
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Location of Wigmore Abbey Grange in Herefordshire

Wigmore Abbey Grange is a complex of former monastic buildings just north of the village of Adforton, Herefordshire, England.

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History

Wigmore Abbey was founded by Hugh de Mortimer and was first established at Shobdon in 1135, moving to Wigmore in 1160 and finally to Adforton in 1172. [1] Much of the abbey was destroyed in a Welsh uprising in 1221, [2] but was rebuilt by Edmund Mortimer in the 1370s. [3] Very little of the rebuilt abbey now remains, beyond some stretches of wall. [1] In the Middle Ages the abbey developed into the largest in Herefordshire and built a farm, called a monastic grange, to supply provisions. [3]

The Grange at Wigmore comprises a complex of structures dating from the 12th and the 14th centuries. [4] The main building, The Grange, was developed from the abbot's lodgings and subsequently became the grange farmhouse. [1]

In the mid-18th century, a family called Galliers were resident at the Grange and established a notable herd of Hereford cattle. [5] The actor John Challis owned the Grange from 1998 until his death in 2021. [6]

The Grange in art

The architect Edward Blore drew the abbot's lodging in 1850. [7] The amateur artist Louisa Puller painted a similar view in a watercolour of 1941, as part of her work for the Recording Britain project. [8] The artist John Piper painted the lodging in the 1950s. [9]

Architecture and description

The Grange is an L-shaped building, now of three storeys, although originally of two. The sub-structure is Norman, including the undercroft, but much of the upper part of the building is restoration work of the 16th, 17th and 20th centuries. [1] The inner, and two outer, gatehouses are 14th century, while the range ends in an 18th century summer house. [1] The Grange is a Grade I listed building. [4] The gatehouse, [10] and two outbuildings share this, the highest, listing designation, [11] [12] while a barn, [13] gardens walls and a mounting block, [14] and the summerhouse are listed Grade II. [15]

Notes

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    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brooks & Pevsner 2012, pp. 81–82.
    2. ↑ Brown 2002, p. 3.
    3. 1 2 "Adforton". British History Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
    4. 1 2 Historic England. "The Grange, Adforton (Grade I) (1082057)". National Heritage List for England .
    5. ↑ Greene, Miranda. "Hereford Cattle 1700-1900". Hereford Council. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
    6. ↑ "Interview: John Challis talks moving to Shropshire Star ahead of new book, Wigmore Abbey: The Treasure Of Mortimer, release". Shropshire Star. 24 October 2016.
    7. ↑ Wright, Colin. "Wigmore Grange". British Library. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
    8. ↑ "Grange Farm, The Abbot's House, Wigmore Abbey remains". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
    9. ↑ "John Piper: Wigmore Abbey Gateway, Herefordshire". Fifties Art and Design. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
    10. ↑ Historic England. "Gatehouse Attached to West End of Wigmore Abbey Grange (Grade I) (1349753)". National Heritage List for England .
    11. ↑ Historic England. "Outbuilding About 95 Yards West-North-West of Wigmore Abbey Grange (Grade I) (1082061)". National Heritage List for England .
    12. ↑ Historic England. "Storage Building About 100 Yards West-North-West of Wigmore Abbey Grange (Grade I) (1179912)". National Heritage List for England .
    13. ↑ Historic England. "Barn About 50 Yards North-West of Wigmore Abbey Grange (Grade II) (1082060)". National Heritage List for England .
    14. ↑ Historic England. "Garden Walls and Mounting Block to South of Wigmore Abbey Grange (Grade II) (1082058)". National Heritage List for England .
    15. ↑ Historic England. "Summerhouse About 50 Yards South-East of Wigmore Abbey Grange (Grade II) (1082059)". National Heritage List for England .

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