ased ▁and ▁dub iously ▁motiv ated ). ▁ ▁The ▁ab bey ▁was ▁surrender ed ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 6 ▁by ▁the ▁last ▁ab bot , ▁Richard ▁P ons on by . ▁ ▁Post - d iss ol ution ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁D iss ol ution ▁Henry ▁VIII ▁gave ▁the ▁ab bey ▁to ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Le igh , ▁who ▁pulled ▁off ▁the ▁roof ▁and ▁sold ▁it ▁and ▁anything ▁else ▁he ▁could ▁and ▁reduced ▁the ▁church ▁to ▁a ▁ru in . ▁O wn ership ▁passed ▁through ▁many ▁sec ular ▁hands , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁still ▁remains . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁clo ister ▁buildings ▁remain ▁either ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁Cal der ▁Ab bey ▁House , ▁now ▁a ▁largely ▁early - n in ete enth ▁century ▁structure ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁private ▁residence , ▁or ▁in ▁ad jo ining ▁ru ins , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁chapter ▁house . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁pictures que ▁ru in , ▁no ▁doubt ▁retained ▁by ▁early ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁m ansion ▁as ▁an ▁orn amental ▁feature . ▁The ▁Ab bey ▁and ▁grounds ▁are ▁private , ▁and ▁not ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁new ▁trees ▁obsc ure ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁view ▁from ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land . ▁ ▁Modern ▁celebr ation ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁foundation ▁was ▁celebrated ▁by ▁a ▁mass ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁ru ined ▁ab bey . ▁Over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁led ▁by ▁Dr ▁Thomas ▁W