Wigmore Abbey
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Wigmore Abbey was an abbey of Canons Regular with a grange, from 1179 to 1530, situated about a mile north of the village of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England: grid reference SO 410713. Only ruins of th
The remains of Wigmore Abbey being consolidated
John Challis
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John Spurley Challis was an English actor. He had an extensive theatre and television career but is best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC Television sitcom O
Wigmore Abbey
…Powell family, and later by the Brierley family. Several fields have been purchased by local farmers. The ruins themselves were sold to British actor John Challis (best known as Boycie from Only Fools and Horses), who lived in the abbot's lodging from 1998 until his death in 2021. The Green Green Grass, starring…
Challis in 2013
Challis in November 2013, with crew from HMS Talent