Former Western Range to Langley Abbey
FORMER WESTERN RANGE TO LANGLEY ABBEY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1373102
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Former Western Range to Langley Abbey
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER WESTERN RANGE TO LANGLEY ABBEY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1373102
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Former Western Range to Langley Abbey
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER WESTERN RANGE TO LANGLEY ABBEY
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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:
- FORMER WESTERN RANGE TO LANGLEY ABBEY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Langley with Hardley
- National Park:
- The Broads
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 36243 02852
Details
LANGLEY WITH HARDLEY LANGLEY GREEN TG 30 SE 3/46 Former Western Range 25.9.51 to Langley Abbey
GV I
Former cellarium, now agricultural store. C13 and later, much remodelled. Limestone, brick and flint with red brick and limestone dressings. Steeply pitched reed thatched roof over south range, with later shallower pitched pantiled roof to north. Main block originally 2½ storeys with vaulting above ground floor; floor raised and vaulting dismantled over southern section in early C19. Doorway in west wall with pointed segmental arch and hood mould; a plain unmoulded door opening with segmental pointed arch central in thatched range between later lean-tos. Stone string course at first floor level. Fenestration C20: square pivot windows; 4-light wooden mullion window at south-east corner. South gable parapet rebuilt in brick; large stone-dressed arched opening now blocked and partly marked by later building to south. Stepped stone string course. Large off-centre double door opening with segmental arched head, medieval corbel-head re-set in arch. Two small blocked window openings at the south-west corner with limestone dressings and pointed arched heads. Upper 3-light wooden mullion window set in red brick filling of stone dressed window opening. Arched doorway with hoodmould at north-west corner. North gable retains line of earlier roof pitch with three openings at north-west corner; upper window with tracery missing. The lower window lights the vaulted chamber at the north end of the western range. Remains of flue in gable wall. Pantiled 2-storey range to north- west incorporating north wall of C14 gatehouse block; large opening with pointed segmental arched head blocked in red brick. Small square headed window openings and lancets dressed in limestone. Much re-used material in gatehouse wall. Interior: at the north end of the main range a vaulted chamber of four bays with plain chamfered stone ribs on central shaft with octagonal capital and base; outer ends of ribs on polygonal wall-corbels. Vault infilling of brick, probably a C14 replacement. Roof probably C17, two tiers of butt purlins; tie beams and collars to, principal rafters - two tie beams on western side retain arch-braces and wall posts. The building forms part of Scheduled Ancient Monument County No. 150. Ref. Norfolk Archaeology vol.xxi "The Premonstratensian Abbey of Langley, Co. Norfolk" by F.C. Elliston Erwood.
Listing NGR: TG3624302852
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 226754
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Elliston Erwood, F C, Norfolk Archaeology in The Premonstratensian Abbey of Langley County Norfolk, Vol. 21, ()
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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