Description

ST13NW CROWCOMBE CP

10/61 Gothic ruin, about half a mile
North of Crowcombe Court

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GV II

Shown on OS Map as Convent (ruin). Folly in the form of ruined Gothic chapel. Circa 1776, incorporating some medieval
stonework. Red sandstone random rubble, limestone dressings. Plan: cruciform, East end overlooking stream. 2
storeys, 1:1:1 bays; large arched East end window opening, remains of cusped tracery, finials on gable end, flanked by
symmetrical, buttressed wings, first floor arched openings, larger 2-light openings below, remains of cusped tracery
left. Gabled returns, moulded arched entrance North side, South side round headed arch entrance. Picturesquely sited
ruin set high above the stream, half way up a steep wooded slope. Inaccessible at tile of survey (August 1983) because
of dense undergrowth. Some of tracery reported to have come from demolished parts of Halsway Manor, or tne earlier
Crowcombe Manor, demolished 1724. (Photograph in NMR; VCH Somerset, Vol.5 forthcoming; Country Life, April 22
1933).

Listing NGR: ST1404537350

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26309638

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Recommended Books

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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)