# Hawkesyard Priory > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hawkesyard_Priory > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hawkesyard_Priory.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkesyard_Priory > Source revision: 1354548085 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Church in Staffordshire, England Hawkesyard Priory View towards the high altar Hawkesyard Priory 52°44′37.8″N 1°54′11.4″W / 52.743833°N 1.903167°W / 52.743833; -1.903167 OS grid reference SK 06638 16257 Location Brereton, Staffordshire Country England Denomination Old Catholic Church Previous denomination Roman Catholic Website [1] Architecture Heritage designation Grade II listed Architect Edward Goldie Groundbreaking 1896 Completed 1914 **Hawkesyard Priory** was a Dominican priory off Armitage Lane [Brereton](/source/Brereton%2C_Staffordshire), [Rugeley](/source/Rugeley), [Staffordshire](/source/Staffordshire), [England](/source/England), built between 1896 and 1914[1] which included the Roman Catholic Priory Church of St Thomas. ## History ### Spode House Originally named "Hawksyard", in 1760 the estate was renamed Armitage Park. 1n 1839, it was purchased by Mary Spode, widow of Josiah Spode III, grandson of [Josiah Spode](/source/Josiah_Spode) of the Spode Pottery works; it became known as "Spode House". Her son, Josiah Spode IV served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1850. He was also the warden and organist at St. John the Baptist Church in the nearby village of [Armitage](/source/Armitage). In 1861 [Lichfield Cathedral](/source/Lichfield_Cathedral) replaced its 1789 organ and in 1865 Spode had it moved to St. John's. In 1885, Spode, and his niece, Helen Gulson converted to Catholicism at [Stone, Staffordshire](/source/Stone%2C_Staffordshire), where the English congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Sienna had their motherhouse.[2] Josiah lived at Spode House with his niece until his death in 1893. It was Spode's intention that Gulson should reside in the house and upon her death it should be donated to the Dominican order. However, Gulson decided to relocate to a cottage, elsewhere on the estate, and turned the hall over to the Dominicans. In 1898 the Order built a new priory within the grounds.[3] Josiah's mother and his wife, Helen, are buried at St. John's; he and his niece are interred in a small chapel of the Priory Church.[4] ### Priory New conventual buildings were funded by Gulson and when the friars moved into the new priory, the Hall became a school. The church was built between 1896 and 1914 for the Dominican Order by the architect [Edward Goldie](/source/Edward_Goldie). It consists of a hammer beam roof with eight bays of large perpendicular windows, with a facade of the Royal Chapel type, and a fan vaulted chapel on the south side. The Dominican friars left the site in 1988 and the estate was sold to a private buyer in 1989. The priory church is now the spiritual home of the Society of Traditional Old Catholics. The buildings which would have been the living quarters for the friars has now been converted into a nursing home. ## Organ The organ dates from 1700 by [Father Smith](/source/Father_Smith) and came from [Eton College](/source/Eton_College). A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5] ## See also - [Listed buildings in Armitage with Handsacre](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Armitage_with_Handsacre) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Hawkesyard Priory](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hawkesyard_Priory). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory (1038764)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1038764?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 24 August 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Nichols, Aidan. *Dominican Gallery: Portrait of a Culture*, Gracewing Publishing, 1997, p. 5](https://books.google.com/books?id=QyuoelSbaSEC&dq=Hawkesyard+Priory&pg=PA4)[ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780852443934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780852443934) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["History and Heritage of Hawkesyard Estate"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140107145034/http://www.hawkesyardestate.com/home/hawkesyard-heritage/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Gomez, Kate. *Little Book of Staffordshire*, The History Press, 2017](https://books.google.com/books?id=4BVaDgAAQBAJ&dq=Hawkesyard+Priory&pg=PT21)[ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780750982863](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780750982863) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["NPOR \[D02316\]"](https://www.npor.org.uk/survey/D02316). *[National Pipe Organ Register](/source/National_Pipe_Organ_Register)*. [British Institute of Organ Studies](/source/British_Institute_of_Organ_Studies). 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