Beauvale Priory was founded in 1343 by Nicholas
de Cantilupe, the Priory here at Beuavale is one of only nine built in
England for the Carthusian Order of Monks, the monks lived here for 200
years until the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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The
Gatehouse, now the Gatehouse Tearooms, situated to the right of the
tearooms is the car park.
I
can only assume this would have been a pond at some time in the past.
One
of two holiday cottages.
At
the side of the cottage the first glimpse of Beauvale Priory.
At
first glance there is not much left of these historic ruins.
At
the rear of the Prior's House, among the ruins this is the most
complete.
Priory
ruins.
Stone
memorial to the Beauvale Priory Martyrs, St. John Houghton and St.
Robert Lawrence who were declared Saints in 1970.
The
Prior's House.
Remains
of the Church, the south wall on the right with the window, north wall on
the left.
The
High Alter is thought to be where the commemorative stone now stands.
Beauvale
Priory is open to the public Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm.
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