Holme Eden Abbey

Holme Eden Abbey is a house built on the site of an abbey in Cumbria, England. The current building is a Grade II* listed building.

History

It was designed in 1833 by John Dobson of Newcastle for a Peter Dixon. It is said to have seven entrances, 52 chimney pots and 365 windows in the manner of a Calendar house. In 1875 it was sold to a Wiliam Watson.
From 1921 until 1983 it served as an abbey to Benedictine nuns. It then served as an exclusive old persons home before being converted into an award-winning development of twelve apartments. The old walled garden was developed with homes built inside it.
Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone died here on 5 December 1995.