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Shulbrede Priory is a former medieval monastic house in West Sussex; which became the home of the Ponsonby family, including the first Lord Ponsonby.
Shulbrede Priory was originally known as Woolynchmere Priory, in the parish of Linchmere. It was founded as a house for canons of the Augustinian order, towards the end of the 12th century, by Sir Ralph de Arderne.
As built, it was very much larger than the portion now surviving. To the north was a cruciform church oriented towards an east facing altar, with north and south transepts dividing the nave from the chancel. The length of the church, from east to west, was about 140 feet and, from the north to the south transepts, about 98 feet. To the south of the nave were cloisters, around which were grouped a Chapter House and Warming Room to the east, a refectory to the south, and a buttery, parlour and other buildings to the west. The only portion of the Priory buildings which remained standing was the range of buildings to the south of the cloisters.
by N Chadwick
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Created: Tue, 21 Jan 2014, Updated: Wed, 22 Jan 2014

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