Description

SE 55 NW NUN MONKTON THE AVENUE
(east end)

2/26 date piers to west and
garden wall to south,
west and north of The
Priory

GV II

Gate piers and garden wall. C19 with incorporation of sections of medieval
wall. Limestone ashlar piers, brick and dressed gritstone walls. Cruciform
piers approximately 4 metres in height. Moulded bases and cornices
surmounted by pineapple finials. Wall approximately 100 metres in length to
south, 75 metres to west and 20 metres to north. Both north and south
sections include medieval stone, that to south probably reused, but that to
north possibly part of an original medieval wall of the Benedictine nunnery
of Nun Monkton. Approximately 3 metres in height with C20 concrete coping.

Listing NGR: SE5115257869

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26485736

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  For the Record
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)