Winchcombe Abbey
WINCHCOMBE ABBEY, ABBEY TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1091539
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Winchcombe Abbey
- Statutory Address:
- WINCHCOMBE ABBEY, ABBEY TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1091539
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 31-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Winchcombe Abbey
- Statutory Address 1:
- WINCHCOMBE ABBEY, ABBEY TERRACE
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:
- WINCHCOMBE ABBEY, ABBEY TERRACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Tewkesbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Winchcombe
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 02322 28331
Details
SP 02 28 WINCHCOMBE ABBEY TERRACE (north side) 4/10 Winchcombe Abbey (formerly listed as 4.7.60 St Mary's Abbey)
- II
Probably built as Malthouse to St Mary's Abbey, now a large dwelling. C15 or earlier, substantial C19 and C20 modifications. Cut and squared lime- stone or rubble limestone, concrete replacement stone slate roof, coped at south gable, large central brick stack. What remains is a single long block lying approximately north-south, to which was added early C19 a small parallel range at the south-west end, and in the C20 various elements at the north end, forming a courtyard, a deep porch with 'Palladian' entry off-centre, left, and a lean-to porch with stone slate roof, right. Two storeys with attic, complex fenestration: main front to west has, left of main porch, 3 glazing bar sashes over small deep-set single light and C20 2-light mullioned casement; to right of porch, one 3-light sash with bars and single sash with bars and Gothick interlaced bars, over 16-pane sash; in parallel range glazing bar sash over 3-light casement. The south, gabled front, at ground floor a larger sash with Gothick interlaced bars, over this a smaller sash the same, but under deep stepped drip, and in the gable a single pointed casement with leading under stepped drip. East front, a diagonal buttress at south end and offset buttress off-centre, right. Windows include oriel with gable over various C16/C17 fragments and various casements with Gothick bars, and, ground floor, far right, 3-light C16 mul- lioned window with cusped heads and 2-light similar without cusps. Main door is C20 glazed on west side, also C20 doors extreme north end on both elevations. Interior: very much modified in late C20. At ground floor is a series of very large transverse roughly chamfered beams and some expo- sed early joists. Some principals of roof exposed including at south end deep (450 mm) cambered tie with collar above, one wind-brace; at north end an A frame. Ground floor room at south end retains C19 cornice. Cusped C19 windows on east side have hollow-mould chamfers within. Apart from its intrinsic architectural merits, this property is important historically as a very rare survival from this major abbey, the only other element being Abbey House (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SP0232228331
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 133912
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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