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Following Henry VIII's break with Rome, in just five short years his chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, masterminded the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It was one of the most dramatic and fast-paced upheavals of the social and architectural fabric in the history of this country. Monks and nuns were expelled, and orders went out for the deserted monasteries to be dismantled, their churches to be demolished, the lead from roofs to be melted down and sold and their sites transformed into architectural salvage yards. Some surviving buildings became cathedrals, or colleges at the universities, while others were left to fall into ruin. Out of the scarred remains of these vast complexes there arose many magnificent new houses, created by men who seized this brief opportunity. Some of these, such as Titchfield Abbey in Hampshire, were adapted from the monastic buildings, while others, like Syon House in Middlesex, were built afresh upon the sites of destruction. Many of these houses survive, as at Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire, within quiet cloisters where monks once studied. Others have disappeared completely and are known only from evocative watercolours by topographical artists. This richly illustrated book gives a wide-ranging insight into a fleeting moment in this country's architectural history representing a period of great change and subsequent rebirth.

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• Introduction(p. 7)
• St Peter's Abbey (Gloucester Cathedral)(p. 23)
• The Colleges
• Introduction(p. 35)
• Magdalene College Cambridge(p. 41)
• St John's College Oxford(p. 49)
• Christ Church Oxford(p. 59)
• Emmanuel College Cambridge(p. 67)
• The King's Works
• Introduction(p. 75)
• Dartford Priory(p. 79)
• Reading Abbey(p. 87)
• St Augustine's Abbey Canterbury(p. 95)
• The Houses
• Introduction(p. 103)
• Battle Abbey(p. 109)
• Beaulieu Abbey(p. 119)
• Bindon Abbey(p. 127)
• Bisham Abbey(p. 139)
• Bruton Abbey(p. 149)
• Buckland Abbey(p. 159)
• Buildwas Abbey(p. 167)
• Combe Abbey(p. 175)
• Combermere Abbey(p. 185)
• Forde Abbey(p. 195)
• Hailes Abbey(p. 205)
• Lacock Abbey(p. 215)
• Leez Priory(p. 229)
• Lewes Priory (Place House)(p. 239)
• London Charterhouse(p. 251)
• Malmesbury Abbey(p. 263)
• Milton Abbey(p. 271)
• Mottisfont Priory(p. 279)
• Netley Abbey(p. 289)
• Newstead Priory(p. 301)
• St Osyth's Priory(p. 309)
• Syon Abbey(p. 319)
• Titchfield Abbey (Place House)(p. 329)
• Torre Abbey(p. 341)
• Vale Royal Abbey(p. 347)
• Walden Abbey (Audley End)(p. 355)
• Wenlock Priory(p. 361)
• Wilton Abbey(p. 369)
• Notes(p. 378)
• List of Illustrations(p. 392)
• Acknowledgements(p. 396)
• Index(p. 397)

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An independent scholar and specialist in garden history, Whitaker writes that in 1535 there were around 850 monastic houses in England and Wales, but five years later there were none. Their valuable lead roofs and stone masonry were removed for use elsewhere. Less valuable materials deteriorated through neglect. But portions of several monasteries/abbeys were preserved and modified. Their stories of the latter group are Whitaker's focus. Some abbey churches continued to serve ecclesiastical purposes: eight were designated regular cathedrals, including Canterbury and Durham, and six more were designated as the cathedrals for new dioceses, including Gloucester and Westminster. Four monasteries were converted to educational use at Oxford and Cambridge. Most of this book is devoted to brief studies of about 30 buildings repurposed as domestic residences for Henry VIII, his governing circle, and other gentry. Each vignette includes location, medieval origins of the abbey (date and founder), and the process of dissolution in the 1530s, followed by discussion of the new owner of the property and description of architectural modifications of surviving portions of the monastery. The narrative text is helpfully and beautifully enhanced with ground plans and 17th- and 18th-century drawings, along with contemporary photographs of the houses. This volume will appeal especially to students of ecclesiastical, social-economic, and architectural history. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty. --William L. Pitts, emeritus, Baylor University

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Jane Whitaker is a writer, lecturer and independent scholar. She has an MA in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Garden History from the University of Bristol. She is the author of Gardens for Gloriana (Bloomsbury, 2019) and co-author, with Timothy Mowl, of The Historic Gardens of Hampshire (Stephen Morris, 2015).