Aylesford Priory

The Priory

Aylesford Priory or The Friars is a priory in Aylesford, near Maidstone, Kent, England. It was founded in 1242 by the first Carmelites to come from the Holy Land, under the patronage of the crusader Richard de Grey.[1]

The Great Courtyard

After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Friars passed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir John Sedley, Sir Peter Rycaut, Sir John Banks and Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Aylesford among others.[1] In 1949 the house was put up for sale and the Carmelites were able to buy back their motherhouse.[1]

Aylesford Priory is credited with being an important creative centre for Roman Catholic artists:

"After 1949 Aylesford Priory in Kent became a creative hub, attracting artists such as Adam Kossowski (a Polish émigré, and survivor of the Soviet gulag, Fig.12), Philip Lindsey Clark, Michael Clark, and the glassmaker Dom Charles Norris of Buckfast Abbey."

— Andrew Derrick for Historic England, "19th- and 20th-Century Roman Catholic Churches, Introductions to Heritage Assets"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Brief History of The Friars". The Friars Aylesford. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. ↑ https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/iha-19th-20th-century-roman-catholic-churches/heag159-roman-catholic-churches-iha.pdf/

Further reading

  • The History of The Friars Aylesford by Fr Wilfrid McGreal O Carm

Coordinates: 51°18′10″N 0°28′17″E / 51.30278°N 0.47139°E / 51.30278; 0.47139


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