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'''Michelham Priory''' is the site of a former [[Augustinians|AugustineAugustinian]] Priory in [[Upper Dicker]], [[East Sussex]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]]. The surviving buildings are owned and administered by the [[Sussex Archaeological Society]] and are Grade I and Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1353289|desc= MICHELHAM PRIORY|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref>
 
A T-shaped stone-built structure, the east and north wings date from the 13th century and the west wing from the 16th century. The north wing, originally the Priors Lodging, comprises three storeys with an attic and the other two wings two storeys. The roof is tiled. The whole is surrounded by a [[moat]], enclosing an area of almost {{convert|8|acre|ha}}.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=253}}<!--ref for moat and area enclosed-->
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==History==
===The medieval priory===
The Augustinian Priory of the Holy Trinity was founded at Michelham in 1229 by [[L'Aigle family|Gilbert de Aquila]],{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=197}}{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=214}} whose father had been a benefactor of [[Bayham Abbey]] in [[Kent]] and also had connections to [[Otham Abbey]] in East Sussex.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=201}} Michelham was a daughter house of [[Hastings Priory]].{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=199}}
 
All Gilbert's lands and honours were forfeited in 1235 as punishment for his going to [[Normandy]] without licence from King [[Henry III of England|Henry III]].{{sfn|Cooper|1853|pp=130-31}}
 
In 1278 and again in 1287, the prior was fined for exercising illegal privileges.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|pp=201-02}} On 26 June 1283, [[John Kirkby (bishop of Ely)|John de Kyrkeby]] renounced his election as [[Bishop of Rochester]] at Michelham Priory before [[John Peckham]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]].{{sfn|Cooper|1853|p=144}}
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===Dissolution and later use===
The Priory was seized in 1537 under [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] during the [[Dissolution of the monasteries]]. The priory and its possessions was then granted to [[Thomas Cromwell]].{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=250}} Following Cromwell's execution in 1540, it was granted to [[Anne of Cleves]]. Part of it was leased to [[Thomas Culpeper]], with the greater part of the site passing to [[William FitzAlan, 18th Earl of Arundel|William, Earl of Arundel]].{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=251}} In 1544, [[Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel|Henry, Earl of Arundel]] exchanged Michelham Priory with [[Mary I of England|Queen Mary]] for other property.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=252}} In 1556, the priory was sold to John Foote and John Roberts for [[£sd|£1,249 16s 10d]]. Foote [[alienation (property law)|alienated]] the [[Manorialism|manor]] and [[hundred (county division)|hundred]] of Michelham Parkegate to Ambrose Smythe in 1574. In 1584, Smythe granted it to John Morely and Elizabeth, his wife. Morley granted the priory to Herbert Pelham in 1587.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=253}}
 
The church and some of the buildings were demolished between 1599 and 1601.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} In the former year, the priory was made over in trust to Thomas Peirse, [[Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet|Thomas Pelham]] and James Thatcher to be sold to provide an [[annuity]] of £400 and pay off his debts. In 1601, the priory was sold to [[Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset]] (Lord Buckhurst) for the sum of £4,700.{{sfn|Cooper|1853|p=161}} On his death in 1608, the property passed to his son [[Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset]]. In 1609, it passed to [[Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset]]. On Richard's death in 1630, the priory passed to his wife, [[Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford|Lady Anne Clifford]]. On her death in 1675, the property remained in the Sackville family, passing down the Earls (later Dukes) of Dorset until the death of [[John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset]] in 1799,<!-- wrong date in source--> then passing to his daughter Mary, Countess of Plymouth. She married [[William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst]] in 1839.{{sfn|Cooper|1853|pp=161-62}}
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It was sold to James Gwynne in 1896 and was where his children [[Rupert Gwynne|Rupert]], [[Roland Gwynne|Roland]] and [[Violet Gordon-Woodhouse|Violet]] grew up.<ref>Pamela Cullen, "Stranger in Blood: The case files on Doctor [[John Bodkin Adams]]", 2006</ref> The property remained in private hands into the 20th century, when it was restored by the Sussex architect and antiquarian, [[Walter Godfrey]]. It was used as a base for [[Canada|Canadian]] troops during the winter of 1941-42 while they prepared for the [[Dieppe Raid]]. Later it was the East Sussex headquarters of the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
 
In 1958 Mrs R.H. Hotblack (Stella Hotblack) purchased the property with the aim of preserving it for posterity. With an endowment from [[Kenneth Mackay, 3rd Earl of Inchcape|Kenneth, Earl of Inchcape]] as a memorial to his friend John Fletcher Boughey who was killed during the [[Second World War]], Mrs Hotblack gave the property in trust to the [[Sussex Archaeological Society]] on 1 November 1959.
 
===Priors of Michelham===
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===Barn===
[[File:Elizabethan Great Barn at Michelham Priory - geograph.org.uk - 1407085.jpg|thumb|right]]
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The barn was built between 1587 and 1610.<ref name=Barn2>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=542094&resourceID=2 |title=MICHELHAM PRIORY |publisher=Heritagegateway |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> It is on a timber frame clad with tarred weatherboards. The arched queen post roof is covered with pegtiles. The barn is Grade II listed,<ref name=Barn>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1191640&resourceID=5 |title=THE BARNS TO THE SOUTH WEST OF MICHELHAM PRIORY |publisher=Heritagegateway |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> and currently serves as a function and meeting room.
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The barn was built between 1587 and 1610.<ref name=Barn2>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=542094&resourceID=2 |title=MICHELHAM PRIORY |publisher=Heritagegateway |accessdate=13 June 2016}}</ref> It is on a timber frame clad with tarred weatherboards. The arched queen post roof is covered with pegtiles. The barn is Grade II listed.<ref name=Barn>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1191640&resourceID=5 |title=THE BARNS TO THE SOUTH WEST OF MICHELHAM PRIORY |publisher=Heritagegateway |accessdate=13 June 2016}}</ref> The barn serves as a function and meeting room.
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===Chapter house and dormitory===
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The chapter house and dormitory stood south of the church, on the east of the site.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=239}}
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===Church===
The church stood to the north of the surviving [[refectory]]. It possessed five bells. No trace of it remains today.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=239}} <br />
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The five bells, cast by unknown founders, collectively weighed 40cwt (2030Kg) and were sold to John Ipingbury for £26 13s 4d at the dissolution of the monasteries. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/details.xhtml?recordId=3241307 | title=Inventories of Goods of the Smaller Monasteries and Friaries in Sussex at the Time of their Dissolution Translated from Ministers' Accounts, P.R.O., 27 and 28 Henry VIII., No. 172. }}</ref>
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The church stood to the north of the surviving [[refectory]]. It possessed five bells. No trace of it remains today.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=239}}
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===Dovecot===
[[File:The old dovecot at Michelham Priory - geograph.org.uk - 1405833.jpg|thumb|right]]
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The dovecot, also described as a [[stable]]s or pigeon house, is a single-storey building of sandstone, [[ashlar]] on the south facing aspect under a hipped pegtile roof. Built in the 18th century, it is a [[Grade II listed building]].<ref name=Dovecot>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1043322&resourceID=5 |title=THE STABLES OR PIGEON-HOUSE TO THE NORTH WEST OF MICHELHAM PRIORY |publisher=Heritagegateway |access-date=13 June 2016}}</ref> The building has been converted to form a shop and tearoom.
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The dovecot, also described as a [[stable]]s or pigeon house, is a single-storey building of sandstone, ashlar on the south facing aspect under a hipped pegtile roof. Built in the C18th, it is a Grade II listed building.<ref name=Dovecot>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1043322&resourceID=5 |title=THE STABLES OR PIGEON-HOUSE TO THE NORTH WEST OF MICHELHAM PRIORY |publisher=Heritagegateway |accessdate=13 June 2016}}</ref> The building has been converted to form a shop and tearoom.
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===Gatehouse===
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The gatehouse was built in the early C15th15th century,{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=243}} during the time when John Leem was prior.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=221}} A basement at moat level served either as a cellar or prison.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=243}} The building is about {{convert|50|ft|m}} high and contains four storiesstoreys, including the cellar.{{sfn|Cooper|1853|pp=153-54}}

In the C16th16th century, a stone bridge was built over the moat. The gatehouse and bridge are [[Grade I listed buildings]].<ref name=Gatehouse>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1191633&resourceID=5 |title=BARBICAN TOWER AND BRIDGE OVER THE MOAT AT MICHELHAM PRIORY |publisher=Heritagegateway |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>
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===Refectory===
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The surviving [[refectory]] building originally contained a hall {{convert|40|ft|m}} long. There was a window at the west end which was {{convert|13|ft|6|in|m|2}} wide,{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=239}} the outer frame of which survives today. This and the Prior's House are built of sandstone.<ref name=Refectory>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1353289&resourceID=5 |title=MICHELHAM PRIORY |publisher=Heritagegateway |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>

At the time of dissolutionthe Dissolution, the refectory was roofless. A second floor was added later and the building was divided into a number of rooms.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|pp=239-40}} Adjacent to the refectory is the Prior's House and [[crypt]], which was above ground on account of the low-lying position of the priory and risk of flooding.{{sfn|Cooper|1853|p=156}} There is a post-monastic extension on the west, built of stone. The whole is under a pegtile roof.<ref name=Refectory/>

The refectory had been converted to use as a farmhouse by 1848.{{sfn|Lewis|1848|pp=69-73}} The crypt was divided into four rooms and used as a [[dairy]] by the 1850s.{{sfn|Cooper|1853|p=156}} The whole is a Grade I listed building.<ref name=Refectory/>
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===Watermill===
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The moat round the priory was formed by damming the [[River Cuckmere]] and the watermill is fed by the moat.{{sfn|Cooper|1853|p=158}} A [[watermill]] is mentioned at Michelham Priory as early as c.1260,{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=216}} In 1411 it was held by Robert de Blachington from [[William de Wrotham]] and his wife Joan de Kelle.{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=202}} In 1478, the priory owned two mills, which were both reported to be "in ruins".{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=230}} At the time the priory was dissolved, the mill produced an annual profit of [[£sd|53s 3d]].{{sfn|Salzmann|1901|p=244}}
 
The surviving building dates from the mid-C16th.<ref name=Watermill/> Built on an oak frame, it is of three bays clad with weaterboardsweatherboards and under a pegtile roof.{{sfn|Stidder|Smith|1997|p=73}} A porch bears the date 1714. The front of the mill was renewed c.1800. A [[cast iron]] [[waterwheel]] was fitted in 1896. It was removed in 1924-251924–25,<ref name=Watermill/> the mill having ceased commercial milling in 1924. As well as the waterwheel, the rest of the machinery was removed and the building served as a store. A [[water turbine|turbine]] was installed in the mill race to generate electricity for the main house in the former refectory. It was still working in 1939.{{sfn|Stidder|Smith|1997|p=73}}
 
The mill was restored to working order in 1972, new machinery and a new breastshot wooden waterwheel being fitted. The mill is a Grade II listed building.<ref name=Watermill>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1043323&resourceID=5 |title=PRIORY MILL |publisher=Heritagegateway |accessdateaccess-date=13 June 2016}}</ref>{{sfn|Stidder|Smith|1997|p=73}} In 1996, the waterwheel was rebuilt and other machinery repaired or replaced as necessary. The work was partly funded by a £42,000 grant from the [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]].{{sfn|Stidder|Smith|1997|p=73}}
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==See also==
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==References==
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===Sources===
*{{cite bookjournal |title=Some account of Michelham Priory in Arlington |last=Cooper |first=George Miles |journal=Sussex Archaeological Collections |volume=6 |pages=129–163 |publisher=Sussex Archaeological Society |location=Lewes |year=1853 |refdoi=10.5284/1085143|doi-access=harvfree}}
*{{cite book |title=A Topographical Dictionary of England |url=https://archive.org/details/atlastotopograph1848lewi |editor-first=Samuel |editor-last=Lewis |location=London |year=1848 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |title=The History of the Parish of Hailsham, The Abbey of Otham and the Priory of Michelham |last=Salzmann |first=L.F. |publisher=Farncombe & Co |location=London |year=1901 |ref=harv}}
*{{cite book |title=Watermills of Sussex |volume=Volume 1, East Sussex |first1=Derek |last1=Stidder |first2=Colin |last2=Smith |publisher=Baron Birch |year=1997 |location= |isbn=0 -86023 -569 -6 |ref=harv}}
 
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Michelham Priory Guide Book |publisher=Sussex Archaeological Society |location=Lewes |year=1995}}
 
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