Priory Farmhouse
Priory Farmhouse, Priory Square, Alcester Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1299578
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Priory Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- Priory Farmhouse, Priory Square, Alcester Road
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1299578
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Priory Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- Priory Farmhouse, Priory Square, Alcester Road
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:
- Priory Farmhouse, Priory Square, Alcester Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Studley
- National Grid Reference:
- SP0747064099
Details
SP06SE
4/184
STUDLEY
ALCESTER ROAD (east side)
Priory Square
Priory Farmhouse
(Formerly listed as The Priory Farmhouse, Alcester Road)
01/02/67
II*
Farmhouse. Early C14 origins; built as part of Studley Priory. Largely altered or rebuilt early/mid C16, with stack dated 1539, for Sir Edmund Knightly. Largely refaced and altered mid C19. Mostly faced in red brick, with some coursed lias, and small amount of exposed timber framing. Old tile roof; regular coursed lias and brick external stack, and brick external and ridge stacks.
L-plan, with wing to rear. Two storeys; three-window range. Rendered porch has moulded gable parapet with kneelers. Four-centred doorway with hood mould and four-panelled door with overlight. Sides have lancets with hood moulds and head stops. Blocked doorway to left. C19 metal casements with glazing bars. Brick segmental arches to ground floor. Irregular lias quoins on right. Medieval carved head in wall above porch. Moulded wall plate, possibly C16, on right. Left return side has remains of a large early C14 stone window with fragments of tracery, partly obscured by massive dated lias and brick stack with medieval carved head. Three C17 (VCH) square shafts of thin bricks with V-pilasters.
Ground floor has two C14 stone panels of paired blind quatrefoils. Two-window range, Mid C19, straight-headed casements with Gothic glazing and rendered hood moulds, Right return side has small amount of exposed framing, and some imitation ashlar render. C19 single storey castellated brick addition. Gables with mid C19 fretted bargeboards. Rear wing has some exposed framing to gable. Mid C19 external stack with two moulded square shafts.
Interior inspection not possible, but VCH lists following interior features: Ground floor room has chamfered cross beams and canted boss, possibly re-set, with HIS. Upper floor and partitions inserted C16, Some early Tudor framing and square-panelled ceiling inserted below roof.
Listing NGR: SP0747064099
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 305540
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Warwick, (1945), 175
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 423
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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