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The mansion, which was formally the Abbot's housing, is the most complete, but today is a private dwelling and only viewable from the grounds of the abbey or from the Buildwas Nature Trail. The ruins you walk through today are the church, cloisters and only part of the large estate. There is also a woodland walk (Nature Trail) adjacent to the ruins. It includes are area where the monks took advantage of the flooding River Severn to construct fish ponds. The trail is a circular walk and starts at the old Abbots Lodging and you walk past the ruins of the Infirmary and along an ancient apple corridor to the woods and stream. You go over a stone bridge crossing a brook and walk along the banks of the River Severn as you head back to the ruins. There is a leaflet available for the Woodland Walk giving you some background history on it. Today's site in it's peaceful setting hidden back off the road amongst some trees on the banks of the River Severn and a nature reserve it is a far cry from it's turbulent history. The church remains rank among some of the best preserved 12th century examples in Britain and a row of original Norman columns remain. Click on an image to see a larger version.
Click on an image to see a larger version. These images were taken prior to DSLR cameras. We will be updating them in the future. This is a map of the area and you can see the Abbey is not far from Ironbridge a well known Shropshire landmark. One point to mention is that it wasn't very well signposted off the road and because it sits back off the road when all the trees are out you won't necessarily see it. When you leave the road you go down a long drive and end up in a little car park which only takes a small number of cars. It was an impressive site, no audio tour or boards explaining what the parts were but worth a visit. There are a number of properties like this in the surrounding area including Wenlock Priory at Much Wenlock.
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