The gatehouse at Cleeve Abbey viewed from the south-east

Date:
1860-1900
Location:
Cleeve Abbey, Gatehouse, Abbey Road, Old Cleeve, Washford, West Somerset, Somerset
Reference:
OP26490
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

The upper storey of the gatehouse was rebuilt by the last abbot making it one of the latest monastic buildings in the country.

On the reverse of the mount there is a note stating: 'Carmarthen Library Collection given 1944'.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/36 Early Photographic Print Collection: Somerset; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Gatehouse, Medieval Cistercian Monastery, Medieval Abbey