Abbey ruins, precinct walls, and remains of Cavendish House, Abbey Park - Leicester, City of (UA)
C12 Augustinian monastery, precinct walls and remains of C17 Cavendish House in a C19 public park. Urgent repairs needed on stretches of the precinct wall, cavendish House and medieval niche. Project development work was completed with Historic England grant aid in 2019. Leicester City Council has subsequently been progressing programmes repair across the site. Works on Cavendish House were completed in 2022 and the majority of the precinct walls have been repaired and consolidated. Some sections on the east still need attention. The niche is due to be consolidated summer 2023
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Leicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardens
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1012149
- Local Planning Authority:
- Leicester, City of (UA)
- Site Type:
- Religious ritual and funerary > Religious house
Location
- Building Name:
- Abbey ruins
- Locality:
- Abbey Park
- Unitary Authority:
- Leicester, City of (UA)
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Leicester West
- Region:
- Midlands
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Very bad
- Occupancy / Use:
- Not applicable
- Priority:
- F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.
- Previous Priority:
- F
- Ownership:
- Local authority
- Designation:
- Scheduled Monument and Listed Buildings - 3 grade I, part in RPG grade II*
- List Entry Number(s):
- 1012149 and 1074051; 1074052; 1361406
Contact Details
Nick Carter 0121 625 6860
