St John's Priory
ST JOHN'S PRIORY, GREENWAY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056249
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- St John's Priory
- Statutory Address:
- ST JOHN'S PRIORY, GREENWAY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056249
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- St John's Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST JOHN'S PRIORY, GREENWAY ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ST JOHN'S PRIORY, GREENWAY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Castle Cary
- National Grid Reference:
- ST6392932554
Details
ST6332
5/68
CASTLE CARY CP
GREENWAY ROAD (East side)
St. John's Priory (Florida House)
GV
II
Detached house. 1877. Built for J S Donne, of the Flax Mills family, designed by
Charles Bell. Doulting and Bath stone ashlar; plain clay tile roof between coped gables,
ashlar chimney stacks with ornamental caps. Two storeys with attic, 3 bay south elevation.
Plinth, polychrome stonework; sash windows, glazing bars having semi-circular arch
design; bay 1 has single-storey projecting square bay window with flat roof, open
balustrade and corner ball finials; of 1+3+1 lights; above 3 windows grouped in
decorative false gable planted on real gable, which has segmented arched pediment at
crown, with ball finial: bay 2 has open porch recess with heavy doors in semi-circular
arch carried on non- classical columns under dentilled string, carved spandrils; plain
single window above, then rises a tower with rectangular window at attic floor level
and above a belvedere with 3 semi-circular arched windows each face, set under
lead-covered bell-hip roof with wrot-iron finial and weathervane; bay 3 has single
windows, lower under string hood, upper under carved semi-circular arch and then false
gable with semi- circular pediment and ball finial. West elevation of 5 bays to match;
angled bay window both levels bay 1 under lean-to hipped roof against ornamental coped
gable, of 1+2+1 windows; single window upper bay 2, blank below, and to both levels bays
3 and 5, each with segmental pedimented false gable over; to bay 4 a projecting chimney
stack from first level up. Later extensions to north and east not of special interest.
Interior not seen, but a mantlepiece and recess, by Reid and Co, illustrated in The
Builder 19th May 1888.
Very much a show-house, it is now the Priory of the Sisters of Jesus Crucified.
(McGarvie M, Castle Cary: Avalon Industries, 1980).
Listing NGR: ST6392932554
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 262001
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
McGarvie, M, Castle Cary Avalon Industries, (1980)
The Builder in 19 May, (1888)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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