Pinley Abbey and Attached Remains of Priory Church
PINLEY ABBEY AND ATTACHED REMAINS OF PRIORY CHURCH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1184435
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Pinley Abbey and Attached Remains of Priory Church
- Statutory Address:
- PINLEY ABBEY AND ATTACHED REMAINS OF PRIORY CHURCH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1184435
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Pinley Abbey and Attached Remains of Priory Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- PINLEY ABBEY AND ATTACHED REMAINS OF PRIORY CHURCH
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:
- PINLEY ABBEY AND ATTACHED REMAINS OF PRIORY CHURCH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Warwick (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rowington
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 21361 65760
Details
ROWINGTON GREAT PINLEY SP26NW 4/79 Pinley Abbey and attached 11/04/67 remains of Priory Church (Formerly listed as Pinley Abbey including remains of Priory) GV II* House, possibly former refectory, and attached remains of church. C15, with later alterations. C19 brick to ground floor left, and to C19 lean-to addition to right. Render, probably on timber-framing to ground floor left of centre; close-studded timber framing with rendered infill to 2-storey porch at right of centre, and to first floor; C20 plain-tile roof; stone-based lateral stacks to rear left and centre, each having 2 diagonally-set brick flues; stone-based end stack to right with 2 diagonally-set brick flues. 2-storey, 4-window range. 2-storey porch to right of centre having plank outer door and 6-panel inner door. 3-light casements to ground floor left and centre. 4-light casement to right. First floor of porch jettied. Single-light casements to first floor of porch, and to left of centre. 3-light casements to first floor left and centre. 2-light casement to right. Left return: close-studded timber timber framing to ground and first floor. Rear: stone plinth; C19 brick, except close-studded timber framing to left projection and to first floor of right projection. Interior: winder staircases from ground to first floors to left and right rear. Open fireplaces, that to sitting room to ground floor left has moulded stone surround, that to hall to ground floor centre has chamfered bressumer with ogee end stops, wood bressumer to kitchen fireplace to ground floor right. Attached remains of Priory church. Probably C14. Squared random coursed stone; old plain-tile roof. Single-storey, single-bay range. Tudor-arched doorway to west end. Interior now converted to dairy. History: The Cistercian Priory of Pinley was founded by Henry I, and dissolved by Henry VIII. (Buildings of England: Warwickshire: 1966, p372; VCH: Warwickshire: Vol.3, 1945, pp148-149) [ 80]
Listing NGR: SP2136165760
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 308343
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Warwick, (1945), 148-9
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 372
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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