Appley House
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Town or city | Appley, Isle of Wight |
Country | England |
Appley House (also: St Cecilia's Abbey) is an English country house and abbey in Appley Rise, Ryde, Isle of Wight.
Geography
It is located at the extremity of Ryde, Isle of Wight. It is much and deservedly admired for the singular beauty of its situation. The wood, which grows close down to the sea-shore, is a noble object from the house, and presents an agreeable retreat from the heat of summer.
History
It stands on the site of a house which was formerly occupied by a notorious smuggler named Boyce (d. 1740), who for a long series of years had been engaged in the illicit trade in the "back of the island," but having sufficiently increased his savings, he purchased Appley, and retired there, seemingly far removed from his former connections and avocations. Boyce even aspired to a seat in the legislature, smuggling not then being looked upon as a very heinous offence. It is located near
It is now St Cecilia's Abbey.[2]
References
- ISBN 978-1-899392-33-9.
- ISBN 978-0-300-10733-3.
- This article includes text incorporated from Henry Irwin Jenkinson's "Jenkinson's practical guide to the Isle of Wight (1876)", a publication now in the public domain.
- This article includes text incorporated from Thomas Brettell's "Handbook to the Isle of Wight (1844)", a publication now in the public domain.