Administration Building at Monk Bretton Priory
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT MONK BRETTON PRIORY, ABBEY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1151179
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Administration Building at Monk Bretton Priory
- Statutory Address:
- ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT MONK BRETTON PRIORY, ABBEY LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1151179
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 13-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Administration Building at Monk Bretton Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT MONK BRETTON PRIORY, ABBEY LANE
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:
- ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT MONK BRETTON PRIORY, ABBEY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Barnsley (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 37301 06592
Details
SE30NE BARNSLEY ABBEY LANE
(east side), Cundy Cross 4/2 Administration building at 6.2.52 Monk Bretton Priory (formerly listed under Remains of Monk Bretton Priory) GV I Administration building, part of Monk Bretton Priory Remains (q.v.). Late C13 or early C14, re-roofed in 1931. Squared, coursed rubble, Welsh slate roofs. Rectangular plan. Two storeys. West side: quoins. Entrance to left with chamfered quoined surround and later cambered head. Two narrow chamfered lights to right. Continuous dripmould over ground floor. 1st floor: 3-light double-chamfered windows to left and right of a central doorway with chamfered quoined surround, all C17. 2-span roof. Rear: similar to front, with entrance to right and three 3-light double-chamfered windows to 1st floor. The left and right returns have 4 narrow ground-floor lights and 2 gables.
Interior: 4 bays, divided by 3 octagonal monolithic stone piers with good moulded bases and capitals. These support a single longitudinal beam which is braced to the gable ends. A second tier of wooden piers support the valley of the roofs. Cross-beams braced to the front and back walls formerly supported the 1st floor. The ground-floor wall is considerably thicker that that of the 1st floor. Fireplace in front wall, ground floor, but no chimney.
This building is traditionally known as the guest house but,because of the lack of fireplaces and garderobes, this is thought unlikely and that it was used for the administration of the priory's estates, the upper floor perhaps being used as a manorial courtroom.
The monastery of St. Mary Magdalen was founded c1154 for the Monks of the Order of Cluny and colonised from La Charité-sur-Loire. It became Benedictine in 1281. After the Dissolution in 1538 the priory passed through various hands until acquired by Barnsley Borough who, in 1932, placed the ruins in the care of the state. Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Dr. J. W. Walker, The Priory of St. Mary Magdalen, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, 1926.
Rose Graham and R. Gilyard-Beer, Monk Bretton Priory, Yorkshire. D. of E. Official Handbook, 1966.
N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, 1967.
Listing NGR: SE3730206590
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 333687
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Walker, J W, The Priory of St. Mary Magdelen, (1926)
Graham, Rose, Gilyard-Beer, R, Monk Bretton Priory Yorkshire, (1966)
Pevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967)
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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