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Arbury House
Hob Uid: 335958
Location : Warwickshire Nuneaton and Bedworth Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SP3353089250
Summary : Country house constructed by 1586 and completely remodelled 1749-1803. It was built on the site of the the Austin priory of Arbury (Erbury or Ordbury), which was founded early in the reign of Henry II by Ralph de Sudley. It was supressed circa 1536, and granted to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.
More information : (SP 3353 8925) Arbury (G.T.). (1) Arbury House, which is on the site of an Augustinian Priory of canons, with its surrounding property, was granted at the suppression to Charles Brandon. It eventually came into the possession of Sir Edmund Anderson, who pulled down the church and conventual buildings and partly out of the old material erected "a very fair structure". In 1586 the house, not long completed, came into the possession of John Newdigate. Early in the last century the fine old Elizabethan house was altered according to the fashion of the day into a pseudo-Gothic one. (2) The Austin priory of Arbury (Erbury or Ordbury) was founded early in the reign of Henry II by Ralph de Sudley. Supressed c.1536, and granted to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Dedicated in honour of the Blessed Virgin. (3) "Arbury" is a large Elizabethan mansion. No surface remains of the priory can now be seen. (4) See pamphlet. (5) Arbury Hall, classed Grade 1. (6) Detailed description of house (7-8) Additional bibliography (9-10)

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Source details : OS 6' Prov. 1923-38.
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Source details : Tyack G. 1982. The Making of the Warwickshire Country House. (Warwick Local Historical Society Occasional Paper 4)
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Source details : District of Nuneaton, June 1947.
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Source details : District of Nuneaton and Bedworth, February 1988
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Source details : Tyack G C. Country House Buildings in Warwickshire 1500-1914, 198-206
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Founded in reign of Henry II
Monument End Date : 1189
Monument Start Date : 1154
Monument Type : Augustinian Monastery, Priory
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Supressed 1536
Monument End Date : 1536
Monument Start Date : 1536
Monument Type : Augustinian Monastery, Priory
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Constructed by 1586
Monument End Date : 1586
Monument Start Date : 1586
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Remodelled 1749-1803
Monument End Date : 1803
Monument Start Date : 1749
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 308545
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 38 NW 4
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1951-03-30
End Date : 1951-03-30

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1967-08-17
End Date : 1967-08-17

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2001-01-01
End Date : 2001-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2006-01-01
End Date : 2006-12-31

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