MONASTERY COTTAGE

MONASTERY COTTAGE, ABBEY PRECINCTS

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1282808
Date first listed:: 04-Mar-1952
List Entry Name:: MONASTERY COTTAGE
Statutory Address:: MONASTERY COTTAGE, ABBEY PRECINCTS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1282808
Date first listed:: 04-Mar-1952
Date of most recent amendment:: 25-Apr-1994
List Entry Name:: MONASTERY COTTAGE
Statutory Address 1:: MONASTERY COTTAGE, ABBEY PRECINCTS

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: MONASTERY COTTAGE, ABBEY PRECINCTS

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Tewkesbury (District Authority)
Parish:: Tewkesbury
National Grid Reference:: SO 88953 32348

Details

TEWKESBURY

SO83SE ABBEY PRECINCTS 859-1/2/354 Monastery Cottage 04/03/52 (Formerly Listed as: ABBEY PRECINCTS Nos.1, 2 and 3 Abbey Cottages including wall on east)

GV II

Detached house. C16 and C17. Random stonework, timber-framing, brick, tiled roof. An L-plan, the main N/S block may have been cross-passage 2-room, but wing to E possibly earlier. 2 storeys, the main W front 2-windowed; to left recessed chamfer stone mullioned casements, 3-light at first floor, breaking through eaves to slight dormer, and at ground floor 4-light with drip mould, and incorporating an inserted moulded mullion. To right a 3-light C19 casement above 9-pane fixed light to segmental brick arch, and a small single light, centre ; all this in rough coursed squared stone. Right return has brick nogged framed gable over random stone, with 2-light above 3-light casements as front, with drip courses. To right at back eaves a large brick stack, then framed wing with two 2-light casements at first floor, above various later outbuildings. N gable random stone has 2-light casement low left, and mid-height centre a blocked opening to remains of ogee or 4-centred arch. Above a moulded string at collar height 2 lofty C17 brick stacks set diagonally, the flues separated. Back has stone section with single light at first floor set in chamfered surround above blocked doorway; left is set-back brick nogged framing above brought forward stone principal entry with plank door in 4-centred arch with spandrels. Framed wing returns to left, with two 2-light casements at first floor and one below. INTERIOR: main parlour with heavy chamfered stopped beam and fine C16 moulded 4-centred fireplace; kitchen end with rough spine beam, cut through where later central winder stair inserted, and heavy bressumer fire, now boarded in, with bread oven to left. Rear kitchen, in wing, with chamfered stopped beam. Windows set to deep embrasures, including small light to W front, probably former doorway. Back wing has heavy jowelled posts, but roof timbers seem to have been modified. Main roof in 3 bays, with principals stopped to collars, large square ties, many original rafters, and one range wind bracing; ventilating slit in N gable. An important building archaeologically, thought to have been part of the monastery Almonry, and connected to Abbey Barn (qv) by remains of the barn's continued W wall.

Listing NGR: SO8895432346

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Legacy System number:: 376557
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.