Abbeydore: Holy Trinity & St Mary

Name:
Abbeydore: Holy Trinity & St Mary
Record Type:
Major Parish Church
Church code:
618003
Diocese:
Hereford
Archdeaconry:
Hereford
Parish:
Abbeydore

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade I Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is a Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct
View more information about this Scheduled Monument on the National Heritage List for England web site

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is on the Heritage at Risk Register (data verified 09 Nov 2023)
View more information about this church on the Heritage at Risk website
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 618003 Abbeydore Holy Trinity & St Mary's
Caption:
Exterior image of 618003 Abbeydore Holy Trinity & St Mary's
Description:
Photograph of the outside of the church.
Year / Date:
January 2007
Copyright:
Archbishops' Council
Originator:
Unknown

Summary Description

Dore Abbey was one of the great Medieval monasteries of Herefordshire, and the church is one of the finest Cistercian survivals in England. Part of the monastic church continues in use as a parish church and is more than 800 years old in parts, and it is one of the major examples of Norman and Medieval monastic and church architecture in the country, uniquely adapted for Post-Reformation worship by the Scudamores, combining two key elements of the Christian church in the United Kingdom – a Pre-Reformation Cistercian Abbey and Post-Reformation Laudian Anglican Church. The ruins of the Abbey conventual buildings, and the underground archaeological remains related to these, add to this significance.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
The abbey is open for visitors from 9am-5pm, and the grounds are always open. Services are held throughout the week. The abbey has car parking, toilet facilities which are wheelchair accessible, a ramped entrance, a hearing induction loop and assistance dogs are welcome.
 

Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.doreabbey.org.uk

Sources and Further Information

Unknown (January 2007) Exterior image of 618003 Abbeydore Holy Trinity & St Mary's [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 618003 Abbeydore Holy Trinity & St Mary's
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10384/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
James Miles (2019) Bell frames of historic importance 1 Listed Bell Frame [Archive/Index]
1 Listed Bell Frame
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~148347~120654 [Archive/Graphic material]

Perspective

ICBS File Number - 10304

Coverage - 1901-1904

Created by ?PAUL, Roland Wilmot: d. 1935 of London; ROISER & WHITESTONE

ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~148356~120655 [Archive/Graphic material]

Perspective

ICBS File Number - 10304

Coverage - 1898

Created by ?PAUL, Roland Wilmot: d. 1935 of London; ROISER & WHITESTONE

ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~148371~120657 [Archive/Graphic material]

Other

ICBS File Number - 10304

Coverage - 1898

Created by ?PAUL, Roland Wilmot: d. 1935 of London;ROISER & WHITESTONE

ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~148380~120658 [Archive/Graphic material]

Ground plan

ICBS File Number - 10304

Coverage - 1898

Created by ?PAUL, Roland Wilmot: d. 1935 of London; ROISER & WHITESTONE

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 6 Bells [Archive/Index]
6 Bells