Waverley Abbey, Surrey

The south transcept of the church at Waverley Abbey, Surrey.

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Waverley Abbey, Surrey

The ruins of Waverley Abbey near Farnham, Surrey. The ruins made an appearance in the Midsomer Murders episode, The Glitch. In 1128 French monks built Waverley Abbey, the first Cistercian monastery on English soil. For the next four hundred years the Abbey was home to 2,000 monks until its dissolution by Henry VIII, by which time only 13 monks remained and had an annual income of £174.

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Waverley Abbey, Surrey

Part of the ruins of Waverley Abbey near Farnham, Surrey. The Cellarium of which four bays remain, simple, elegant quadripartite vaults with a row of very slender circular piers, simple circular capitals, nicely profiled ribs, and simple two-light windows.

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Waverley Abbey House, Surrey

Near the ruins of Waverley Abbey on the River Wey is the private residence of Waverley Abbey House built in 1723. At one time Sir Walter Scott used to visit here. It was also formerly owned by the brother-in-law of Florence Nightingale. In 1723 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Aislabie, used materials from the old abbey to build a country house designed by architect, Colen Cambell on the Palladium style.

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