Great Missenden: Missenden Abbey
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Great Missenden: Missenden Abbey
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 13 Sep 2018
This is the southern façade of the abbey taken from the park. The Abbey is Grade II Listed and the Historic England website describes it as "a former country house incorporating the fabric of an Augustinian abbey plus late phases of remodelling; now in use as a management & adult education centre." Wikipedia states that "the building was designated Grade II listed on 10 March 1983. However, in 1985 the building was destroyed by fire. The house was "gutted". Among that destroyed was the "15th or 16th century roof of the East range", which was "a rare survival of a monastic roof". The building was reconstructed following the fire, with some of the interiors remodelled. The abbey has been owned by Buckinghamshire New University since the mid-1990s. It is now used as a conference centre and also used for weddings."
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Image Location
Latitude
51.700396
Longitude
-0.702573