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The entrance porch to the Priory. In 1150 Baldwin de Redvers, Lord of the Manor of Christchurch and Earl of Devon replaced the secular minster with an Augustinian priory. The de Redvers continued in their patronage of the priory for 150 years, until in 1293, Isabella de Fortibus, Countess of Devon (the last of the de Redvers line) sold her eastern estates to Edward I for about £4000.
The Priory is famous for its Miraculous Beam, which attracts pilgrims from all over the world. [11]: 87 DoE Reference: 748/1/14 [4]: 4 Christchurch, Priory Grounds. Grid Reference: Christchurch Castle: I: The castle ruins are of a motte and bailey construction and are of Norman origin or possibly even Saxon.
Christchurch Priory: Porters' lodge: Restored early 16th century: 14 October 1975 1303953: Priory Cottage. More images. Railings, gate and wall at No 13 (Church Hatch
The Priory is noted for its Miraculous Beam, which attracts pilgrims from all over the world. [122] Within the Priory grounds stands Priory House, a Grade II listed mansion built in 1777 by Gustavus Brander. [127] The Priory is in active use for worship and forms part of the Church of England Diocese of Winchester.
Benjamin Ferrey was the youngest son of Benjamin Ferrey Snr (1779–1847), a draper who became Mayor of Christchurch, then in Hampshire, and his wife Ann Pillgrem (1773–1824). [1] He was educated at Wimborne Grammar School .
The town is fortunate that the Christchurch Priory cartulary, which consists of over 1,300 documents and charters copied and collated in the 14th century, with a few later additions, has survived to provide a comprehensive account of the Priory and events connected to it during the medieval period. A full translation was published in 2007. [20]
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Original architect Sir George Gilbert Scott. Construction of the cathedral took 40 years, with construction paused at times due to a lack of funding. The origins of the cathedral date back to the plans of the Canterbury Association, which aimed to build a city around a central cathedral and college in the Canterbury region, based on the English model of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.