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. Project development work was completed with Historic England grant aid in 2019 to inform repair of the precinct wall. Leicester City Council has subsequently been progressing this across the site. Remaining works on Cavendish House were completed in 2022, the north-eastern precinct wall in 2022/23 and the medieval niche in 2023. Stretches of the eastern wall still need addressing. LCC have produced plans for ongoing vegetation management and are developing conservation policies for the site

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:

Fair

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