Abbey Precinct Wall
ABBEY PRECINCT WALL, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1357235
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Precinct Wall
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY PRECINCT WALL, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1357235
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Precinct Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY PRECINCT WALL, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- Statutory Address 2:
- ABBEY PRECINCT WALL, GREAT COLLEGE STREET
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:
- ABBEY PRECINCT WALL, BROAD SANCTUARY SW1
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY PRECINCT WALL, GREAT COLLEGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30148 79337
Details
TO 3079 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BROAD SANCTUARY, SW1 101/20 (ABBEY PRECINCT AND WESTMINSTER SCHOOL) 24.2.58 Abbey Precinct Wall
G.V. I
Precinct wall. Early medieval and c.1374 with later additions and alterations. 20 ft high wall of Kentish Ragstone rubble with ashlar below high tide level along the former river front, weathered brick coping. The wall can be traced above ground level eastwards from the left hand part of the ground floor of No. 30 Great College Street, free standing along the south and east sides of the Abbey or Canons' Garden. The re-entrant opposite the Jewel Tower was built c.1374-76 and is incorporated into No. 4 and the otherwise post war rebuilt No. 3 Little Cloisters. The early wall returns westwards to the south of the Chapter House and is incorporated into the back north elevation of Nos. 2, 2A, 2B and No. 3 Little Cloisters with rebuilt octagonal stone tower to rear of No. 1. To Great College Street there are late medieval 5-centred arched doorways and later C.18 and C.19 square headed doorways inserted.
R.C.H.M.
Listing NGR: TQ3014879336
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 208815
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of London I Westminster Abbey, (1924)
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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