Abbey Ruins
ABBEY RUINS, ABBEY FARM
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1063169
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Ruins
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY RUINS, ABBEY FARM
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1063169
- Date first listed:
- 14-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Ruins
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY RUINS, ABBEY FARM
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:
- ABBEY RUINS, ABBEY FARM
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tupholme
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 14418 68200
Details
TUPHOLME ABBEY FARM TF 16 NE 5/60 Abbey Ruins 14-9-66 I Abbey ruins belonging to Premonstratensian Order. Founded 1155- 1166. The standing remains date to C12 and mid C13. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings. The southern wall of the canons' Refectory stands almost to eaves level for a stretch of 75 feet (23 m). It is single storey with a cellar basement below. 5 tall lancet windows of mid C13 date survive together with part of a sixth. Beneath are the remains of the cellars with broken vaulting, 5 small windows with rebates for shutters and a low arched doorway. Beyond to the east is the rare survival of a Reader's Pulpit from which one of the canons would read to his brethren at meal times. The pulpit is wider than the wall and so stands on a bay which projects to both north and south. The door by which the pulpit was entered survives together with the adjacent trefoil headed window, separated from the doorway by 2 annular shafts. The reader's seat remains and the pair of lancets which lit the pulpit. Further east again is a single bay containing a C12 round headed single light. Apart from this standing wall extensive earthworks can be clearly seen on the site which is scheduled as an Ancient Monument. Source: Lincolnshire Museums Information Sheet Archaeology Series No.10.
Listing NGR: TF1441868200
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 195241
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Archaeology Series Information Sheet in Archaeology Series Information Sheet - Number 10, ()
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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