Coverham Abbey Gatehouse
COVERHAM ABBEY GATEHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1178895
- Date first listed:
- 13-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Coverham Abbey Gatehouse
- Statutory Address:
- COVERHAM ABBEY GATEHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1178895
- Date first listed:
- 13-Feb-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 24-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Coverham Abbey Gatehouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- COVERHAM ABBEY GATEHOUSE
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:
- COVERHAM ABBEY GATEHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Coverham with Agglethorpe
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 10474 86319
Details
SE 18 NW COVERHAM WITH AGGLETHORPE COVERHAM ABBEY
10/12 Coverham Abbey Gatehouse (Formerly listed as Abbey 13/2/67 Gateway)
GV II*
Remains of gatehouse. Early C16 and later. Rubble with ashlar dressings, stone slate roofs. Inner arch and outer responds of vaulted gateway survive, with flanking gatehouse buildings. Semicircular arch of 2 chamfered orders with moulded imposts. Flanking buildings each have small light vent in original outer end walls and south building has chamfered single-light window to inner end wall. The side walls have been repaired to form animal shelters, which have rubble barrel-vaulted ceilings below later roofs.
Listing NGR: SE1047486318
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 321761
- 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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