Knights Hospitallers Gateway at Knights Gate
KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS GATEWAY AT KNIGHTS GATE, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1089944
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Knights Hospitallers Gateway at Knights Gate
- Statutory Address:
- KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS GATEWAY AT KNIGHTS GATE, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1089944
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jun-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Knights Hospitallers Gateway at Knights Gate
- Statutory Address 1:
- KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS GATEWAY AT KNIGHTS GATE, CHURCH 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:
- KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS GATEWAY AT KNIGHTS GATE, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Quenington
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 14815 03972
Details
SP 10 SW QUENINGTON CHURCH ROAD (west side)
6/239 Knights Hospitallers Gateway at Knights Gate (formerly listed as Priory Gateway)
4.6.52
GV I
Gatehouse to former Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers established in C12. C14, partly reconstructed and extended to north west in early C16 to form additional 2-storey wing. Rubble stone with stone slate roof. Square gatehouse and additional wing, 2 storeys. Street side has pointed arch doorway with chamfered jambs and irregular flush stone quoins and pointed hoodmould, with vertical battened door. Large flat carriage arch also with chamfered jambs and dripmould and vertical battened double doors. Single light above with plank shutters and small cusped niche to left with headless statuette. Chamber to right has 4-pane light, and cross on saddlestone on gable end. West side has square entrance with large timber lintel and faceted stone column with round base attached on left, with 2-light stone mullion and transom light over. Chamber has smaller 4-pane light with timber lintel and C20 entrance. Both upper chambers said to have quatrefoil- enriched roof trusses but interior not accessible at time of survey. (VCH, Gloucestershire, Vol.VII, 1981; David Verey, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979)
Listing NGR: SP1481603972
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 129865
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Verey, D, The Buildings of England: Gloucestershire 1 The Cotswolds, (1970)
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1981)
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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