Day 241 - Today we visited Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire, it has an amazing history from originally being built as a Priory and then later being remodelled into a house using the originally walls.
AI generated information:
Mottisfont Abbey was not a single building project, but rather a site that developed over time. The Augustinian Priory, the foundation of the current structure, was established in 1201. Over the centuries, it was remodeled and changed, eventually becoming an 18th-century house with the medieval priory at its heart.
Here's a more detailed timeline:
1201: The Augustinian Priory was founded, laying the groundwork for what would later become Mottisfont.
18th Century: The priory was transformed into a country home.
1930s: Maud Russell's family moved into the house and transformed it into a comfortable, neo-classical home and artistic center.
1930s-1950s: Maud Russell and her circle of artists, writers, and designers frequented Mottisfont, making it a popular weekend retreat.
1957: Maud Russell gifted the estate to the National Trust
