Hartland Abbey, North Devon (1830)
Henry Wallis
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC1141 |
| Devon | PLY | I/S |
Illustration Reference
SC1141
Location
CD 19 DVD 3
Publication Details
Scope and Content
Cooke, G. A. A topographical and statistical description of the county of Devon. London: Sherwood & Co., c.1830. p. 149.Hartland-abbey stands in a narrow vale, whose sloping sides are richly mantled with hanging woods; it is of modern erection, but occupies the site and includes the cloisters belonging to the ancient monastic building, which being quite perfect, are introduced as the basement story of the eastern and western fronts of the house. Hartland-abbey is supposed to have been founded by Githa, wife of Earl Godwin, in honour of St. Nectan, through whose merits she believed her husband had escaped shipwreck in a dangerous tempest. [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Author
Format
Steel l.engr
Dimensions
100x157mm
Aspects
Exterior
Counties
Subjects
Dates
1830