The ruins of Lilleshall Abbey
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The ruins of Lilleshall Abbey
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 19 May 2018
The west front of the former nave of Lilleshall Abbey. The abbey was founded around 1148 by Richard de Belmeis for Canons of the Augustinian Order of Aras. It was closed during the dissolution of the monasteries in the late 1530s. At the time of the English Civil War the abbey had been converted into a house and was the home of Sir Richard Leveson who supported the King, as a result it was badly damaged by Parliamentarian forces during a siege. The ruins are Grade I listed, see: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1293216
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