Description

SO 51 NE LYDBROOK LOWER LYDBROOK (corner of Proberts Lane to south)

1/51 The Priory 12.12.53 (formerly listed under Lydbrook) II

House. Late C15/early C16, with former barn to north, now incorporated in house, of C17. Timber framed with close studding on long side walls, complex slate roofs with central stone stack. 2 storeys, on stone plinth, containing cellar to one side only. Single range with cross gable and former barn to north. Scattered fenestration, mainly casements. Road front has 3 windows; other side includes one 6-light wooden mullion window with 2 king mullions, currently blocked (June 1984). Interior: cross gable has cambered tie beams on haunched posts and is 3 bays long. Owner reports smoke blackened timbers in central bay. These were not inspected. On both floors some "squared" Tudor arched doorways. 2 back to back medieval fireplaces with oak bressumer and stone cheeks. Room on ground floor to south has beams with wide plain chamfers and steps, and "secret" room above with some paint traces on timberwork still visible, also remnants of oak screens partition.

Listing NGR: SO5952316685

External Links

• Wikidata Q26507263

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)