Following the dissolution, Tintern – along with many similar religious houses across Britain – was allowed to fall into a state of decay. The lead was stripped from the roof of the buildings and soon even the stone was being carried away for building purposes.

What happened Tintern Abbey?

Tintern Abbey was dissolved in 1537 and its lands granted to the then Lord of Chepstow, Henry Somserset, 2nd Earl of Worcester. Somerset sold the Abbey’s tin roof and further leased out many parts of its lands, allowing the church and surrounding buildings to fall into ruin.

What is the name of ecclesiastical ruin?

Tintern Abbey, ecclesiastical ruin in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the west bank of the River Wye. Founded for Cistercian monks in 1131, Tintern Abbey was almost entirely rebuilt and enlarged between 1220 and 1287.