Launde Abbey
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Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, England, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and 6 miles south west of Oakham in Rutland. The house was built on the site of the Augustinian Launde Priory. The Grade II listed building is predominantly used as a conference and retreat centre by the Church of England dioceses of Leicester and Peterborough.
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01 Augustinian Black Canons at Launde Abbey
Launde derived its name from the word Laund(e) meaning an open space in the woods, a glade, a pastur…
02 The Country House
After the death of Thomas Cromwell, the house was inherited by his son Gregory Cromwell, who was mar…
03 The Return to the Church
In 1957, Cecil Rawlins Coleman CBE and his wife Lilian returned Launde Abbey to the Church.
04 The Old Kitchen
The Gallery used to be the kitchen
05 The Stables
The Stables were probably built around the 1750s on the site of earlier farm buildings.
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