Holme Eden Abbey

54.904928°N 2.825383°W / 54.904928; -2.825383 (Holme Eden Abbey)

Holme Eden Abbey

Holme Eden Abbey was an abbey in Cumbria, England. The current building (built 1833–37) is a Grade II* listed building.^[1]

History

It was designed in 1833 by John Dobson of Newcastle for a Peter Dixon (a cotton mill owner at Warwick Bridge).^[2] It is said to have seven entrances, 52 chimney pots and 365 windows^[3] in the manner of a Calendar house. In 1875 it was sold to a Wiliam Watson.

From 1921 until 1983 it served as an abbey to Benedictine nuns.^[4] It then served as an exclusive old persons home before being converted into an award-winning development of twelve apartments. The old walled garden was developed with homes built inside it.

Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone died here on 5 December 1995.^[5]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Grade II* listed buildings in Cumberland
• Listed buildings in Wetheral