Orangery, Flaxley Abbey
ORANGERY, FLAXLEY ABBEY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121870
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Orangery, Flaxley Abbey
- Statutory Address:
- ORANGERY, FLAXLEY ABBEY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1121870
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Orangery, Flaxley Abbey
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORANGERY, FLAXLEY ABBEY
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:
- ORANGERY, FLAXLEY ABBEY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Blaisdon
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 69029 15438
Details
SO 61 NE BLAISDON FLAXLEY
6/19 Orangery, Flaxley Abbey
II
orangery, late C17, brick, variation of Flemish bond, back wall rubble stone, slate roof. Long and narrow room, single storey, on site of north walk of Abbey cloister. Front 7 windows, centre a french door: windows sash (late C18, early C19 replacements), 4- panes wide: flat heads with rubbed brick arch. Plain parapet, hipped roof. Internally a single room, plastered, with plastered barrel-vaulted ceiling. In back, north wall at east end base of C12 door, from nave to cloister with lower part of column in angle on each side. Rear wall remains of south wall of church. Room to west rebuilt 1960's. Shown on Kyp engraving of house 1712. Contains 3 stone coffin lids found on site of Chapter House.
Listing NGR: SO6902915438
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 354087
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 16 Gloucestershire,
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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