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'''Cannington Court''' in the village of [[Cannington, Somerset|Cannington]], [[Somerset]], England was built around 1138 as the lay wing of a [[Benedictine]] nunnery, founded by [[Robert de Courcy]]. It has been designated as a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref name="IoE"/> |
'''Cannington Court''' in the village of [[Cannington, Somerset|Cannington]], [[Somerset]], England was built around 1138 as the lay wing of a [[Benedictine]] nunnery, founded by [[Robert de Courcy]]. It has been designated as a Grade I [[listed building]].<ref name="IoE"/> |
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==History== |
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| ⚫ | The [[Cannington Nunnery]] built the adjacent [[Church of St Mary, Cannington|Church of St Mary]] and survived until the [[Dissolution of the |
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Cannington Priory, later to be known as Cannington Court, was first established by the De Courcy family in about 1138. Many of the gentry of Somerset sent their daughters to reside there. By the fourteenth century, there was some moral backsliding and in 1328, an inquiry was set up to investigate illicit activities of monks and nuns. Large iron-bound gates were erected to ensure the nuns stayed inside the grounds, and there existed rumours that tunnels connected the nunnery to the village.<ref name=garden/> |
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| ⚫ | The [[Cannington Nunnery]] built the adjacent [[Church of St Mary, Cannington|Church of St Mary]] and survived until the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] in 1536.<ref name="havinden">{{cite book|last=Havinden|first=Michael|title=The Somerset Landscape|year=1982|publisher=Hodder and Stoughton|location=London|series=The making of the English landscape|pages=130|isbn=0-340-20116-9}}</ref> The nunnery owned significant land in the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40925 |title=Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington |accessdate=2008-01-13 |format= |work=British History Online }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cannington.org.uk/prioryhistory.htm |title=Priory History |accessdate=2008-01-13 |work=Cannington Online }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Following the dissolution of the priory the building was bought by Edward Rogers and he made various alterations. These were continued by the Clifford family when they acquired it, particularly in the early 18th century. During the 19th and 20th centuries there has been some |
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| ⚫ | Following the dissolution of the priory the building was bought by Edward Rogers and he made various alterations. These were continued by the Clifford family when they acquired it, particularly in the early 18th century. During the 19th and 20th centuries there has been some redesigning of the interior.<ref name="IoE">{{cite web | title=Cannington Court | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=268853 | accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref> |
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From 1807 to 1835 it was used by a community of [[Benedictine]] nuns who had returned to England following the [[French Revolution]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dunning|first=Robert|title=Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration|date=2007|publisher=Halsgrove|isbn=978-1841145921|page=67}}</ref> |
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From 1807 to 1835, Cannington Court was used by a community of [[Benedictine]] nuns who had returned to England following the [[French Revolution]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dunning|first=Robert|title=Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration |year=2007 |publisher=Halsgrove |isbn=978-1841145921|page=67}}</ref> After the nuns had left, the house was used as a Roman Catholic industrial school for boys. This was removed to Bath in 1917 where it became the Prior Park Industrial School. The Court then became part of the Somerset Farm Institute which later became Cannington College, and this was merged with [[Bridgewater College]] in 2004. Since then, there has been significant investment in the site, and a project to revive the walled garden has been undertaken. This garden was officially opened by [[Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex]] in 2009.<ref name=garden>{{cite web |url=http://www.canningtonwalledgardens.co.uk/history/ |title=A Short History of the Walled Gardens of Cannington|publisher=Bridgewater College |accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> |
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The Court was part of the Somerset Farm Institute, which has now become [[Brymore School]]. |
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Cannington Court is currently being leased to the energy firm [[Électricité de France|EDF]] as a residential training centre. EDF have installed renewable energy sources such as ground source heat pumps and solar panels, to provide half of the building's power requirements.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cannington Court becomes EDF energy training hub |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-34799264 |newspaper=BBC News: Somerset |date=12 November 2015 |accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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==The house== |
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Cannington Court is a Grade I [[listed building]], having been so designated on 29 March 1963. It is built of red sandstone with some brick sections. There is a moulded cornice and [[ashlar]] parapet with a coping. Some of the roofs are hipped; some are slated and others have Roman tiles. The range of buildings consist of a medieval hall and other buildings surrounding an irregular quadrangle, with a chapel wing on the south side. The entrance building has three storeys. The central, three-storey porch is made of ashlar stone and has slender Ionic columns on pedestals on either side. The windows have stone mullions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-268853-cannington-court-part-of-somerset-farm-i#.V8XN_q3GD6g |title=Cannington Court (Part of Somerset Farm Institute), Cannington |publisher=British Listed Buildings |accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> |
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Cannington Court is part of the Bridgwater College, Cannington Campus for Land Based Studies, not Brymore School which is a separate entity. |
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Revision as of 18:33, 30 August 2016
| Cannington Court | |
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| Town or city | Cannington, Somerset |
| Country | England |
| Completed | c 1138 |
| Client | Robert de Courcy |
Cannington Court in the village of Cannington, Somerset, England was built around 1138 as the lay wing of a Benedictine nunnery, founded by Robert de Courcy. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]
History
Cannington Priory, later to be known as Cannington Court, was first established by the De Courcy family in about 1138. Many of the gentry of Somerset sent their daughters to reside there. By the fourteenth century, there was some moral backsliding and in 1328, an inquiry was set up to investigate illicit activities of monks and nuns. Large iron-bound gates were erected to ensure the nuns stayed inside the grounds, and there existed rumours that tunnels connected the nunnery to the village.[2]
The Cannington Nunnery built the adjacent Church of St Mary and survived until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.[3] The nunnery owned significant land in the area.[4][5]
Following the dissolution of the priory the building was bought by Edward Rogers and he made various alterations. These were continued by the Clifford family when they acquired it, particularly in the early 18th century. During the 19th and 20th centuries there has been some redesigning of the interior.[1]
From 1807 to 1835, Cannington Court was used by a community of Benedictine nuns who had returned to England following the French Revolution.[6] After the nuns had left, the house was used as a Roman Catholic industrial school for boys. This was removed to Bath in 1917 where it became the Prior Park Industrial School. The Court then became part of the Somerset Farm Institute which later became Cannington College, and this was merged with Bridgewater College in 2004. Since then, there has been significant investment in the site, and a project to revive the walled garden has been undertaken. This garden was officially opened by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex in 2009.[2]
Cannington Court is currently being leased to the energy firm EDF as a residential training centre. EDF have installed renewable energy sources such as ground source heat pumps and solar panels, to provide half of the building's power requirements.[7]
The house
Cannington Court is a Grade I listed building, having been so designated on 29 March 1963. It is built of red sandstone with some brick sections. There is a moulded cornice and ashlar parapet with a coping. Some of the roofs are hipped; some are slated and others have Roman tiles. The range of buildings consist of a medieval hall and other buildings surrounding an irregular quadrangle, with a chapel wing on the south side. The entrance building has three storeys. The central, three-storey porch is made of ashlar stone and has slender Ionic columns on pedestals on either side. The windows have stone mullions.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Cannington Court". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ a b "A Short History of the Walled Gardens of Cannington". Bridgewater College. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Havinden, Michael (1982). The Somerset Landscape. The making of the English landscape. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 130. ISBN 0-340-20116-9.
- ^ "Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington". British History Online. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ "Priory History". Cannington Online. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ Dunning, Robert (2007). Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration. Halsgrove. p. 67. ISBN 978-1841145921.
- ^ "Cannington Court becomes EDF energy training hub". BBC News: Somerset. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Cannington Court (Part of Somerset Farm Institute), Cannington". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 August 2016.