Abbotswick

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Abbotswick (or Abbotswick Hall) at

country house
standing in a well-timbered garden with a small lake. It dates from about 1800 but was rebuilt early in the 20th century.

History

In 1817 Abbotswick was described as the seat of Adam Chadwick.[1] In 1883 the leaseholder of the building became bankrupt and the lease was advertised for sale, thus:[2]

Capital old-fashioned residence, known as Abbotswick House, Navestock ... The accommodation comprises seven bedrooms, three sitting-rooms, and usual offices; four-stall stable, two coachhouses, harness-room, two-stall cowhouse &c.; large flower and kitchen gardens, and three paddocks, the whole comprising an area of about 7 acres (2.83 hectares).[2]

On 6 September 1883 the house effects were sold onsite and listed in the Essex Herald:

loo, coffee, and fancy ditto, hand sewing machine, ornaments, china, glass, fittings of hall and stairs, kitchen and dairy utensils, stone china dinner service, croquet set, lawn tennis ditto, both complete ... [gardening and stabling equipment] ... dog cart, phaeton, perambulator, pure-bred Alderney cow in calf, fast cob, 30 head poultry, 12 ducks, rabbit, retriever dog, peacock, nine pigeons, three hives of bees.[3]

House of prayer

In 1986 a charitable trust was established to run the property as a 'house of prayer'. In the words of the registered objects of the charity, Abbotswick was dedicated to "encouraging and enabling individuals and the community at large to promote and persist in the practice of prayer".[4]

In 2003 the property was transferred to the

Diocese of Brentwood (Brentwood Diocesan Trust). Since the beginning of September 2004 the house has been run by the Community of Our Lady of Walsingham
.

The House of Prayer is open to all who are seeking spiritual renewal, guidance and healing, whether as individuals or a group. Abbotswick continues to provide a quiet place to which they can go to meet God in prayer and be inspired to holy living.

See also

References

  1. ^ Essex Records Office
  2. ^ a b "Brentwood Essex, sale of the lease". Essex Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 20 August 1883. p. 4 col.3. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Absolute sale: Abbotswick House". Essex Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 27 August 1883. p. 4 col.3. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ Charities Commission, registration 295556

External links

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