Ruins of the Refectory South of the House at Kerswell Priory
RUINS OF THE REFECTORY SOUTH OF THE HOUSE AT KERSWELL PRIORY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281144
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Ruins of the Refectory South of the House at Kerswell Priory
- Statutory Address:
- RUINS OF THE REFECTORY SOUTH OF THE HOUSE AT KERSWELL PRIORY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281144
- Date first listed:
- 27-Jan-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Ruins of the Refectory South of the House at Kerswell Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- RUINS OF THE REFECTORY SOUTH OF THE HOUSE AT KERSWELL PRIORY
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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:
- RUINS OF THE REFECTORY SOUTH OF THE HOUSE AT KERSWELL PRIORY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- East Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Broadhembury
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 07403 06405
Details
BROADHEMBURY KERSWELL ST 00 NE
2/80 Ruins of the Refectory south of the - house at Kerswell Priory
GV II
Roofless ruin, originally the refectory of Kerswell Priory. Late C15/early C16 origins, although the walls were mostly "rebuilt in the 19th and 20th centuries", (Allan and Griffiths). Stone rubble. Plan: A rectangular building parallel with the main range of the house. The plan and evolution have been described in Exeter Archaeology 1984/5. The 5-bay structure was divided into 3 rooms, the 3 central bays occupied by what was probably the communal refectory which, like the small room to the east, was heated by an open hearth. The range was probably converted to a farmhouse after the Dissolution and used as a farmbuilding by the C19. It retained a high quality medieval wind-braced roof until 1984, when the roof was removed to Buckfast Abbey and the building was partially demolished. Exterior: The walls, which have been capped with concrete, survive to a height of about 3 metres, rising to about 5 metres at the east end. The north wall retains 3 doorways and 2 windows associated with the C19 argicultural use of the building. Although the intrinsic merit of the existing building is slight, it is of special interest in archaeological sense as part of the Priory complex. At the time of the survey (1987) the medieval roof was in storage and could be returned to the building. A number of articles have been written about the building, these are cited in the entries on Kerswell Priory at the Sites and Monuments Register, County Hall. The article on Exeter Archaeology 1984/5 includes scale drawings of the building when the roof was in situ.
Listing NGR: ST0740306405
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 87083
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Exeter Archaeology in Exeter Archaeology, (1984/5)
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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