Quarr Abbey

From Norris Castle, Quarr Abbey is soon reached by continuing further eastwards. It owes its name to the quarries which provided building material for, among others, Winchester Cathedral.

In 1911 a monastery for French Benedictine monks was built on the site of a demolished abbey dating from 1132. This masterpiece of Expressionist sacral architecture, built of red brick, was designed by Paul Bellot.