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The Abbey

A Grade II Listed Building in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.9965 / 53°59'47"N

Longitude: -1.4587 / 1°27'31"W

OS Eastings: 435584

OS Northings: 455743

OS Grid: SE355557

Mapcode National: GBR LQ87.03

Mapcode Global: WHD9L.KTL2

Plus Code: 9C5WXGWR+JG

Entry Name: The Abbey

Listing Date: 18 February 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1243591

English Heritage Legacy ID: 447607

ID on this website: 101243591

Location: Thistle Hill, North Yorkshire, HG5

County: North Yorkshire

District: Harrogate

Civil Parish: Knaresborough

Built-Up Area: Knaresborough

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Knaresborough

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE 35 NE KNARESBOROUGH ABBEY ROAD
(south side)
The Abbey

1086-/3/10000

II

House. Early C18 with late C18 and C19 additions and C20
alterations. Coursed rubble and brick with ashlar dressings.
Pantile roof with raised and coped gables with kneelers, plus
2 gable and 3 ridge brick stacks. 2 storey plus attics. Quoins.
Glazing bar sashes throughout. North west front. 5 windows wide.
Off centre doorway within a 2 storey canted bay, with part glazed
door and overlight, and above a triple sash. To the right a
tripartite sash with a single sash above, and to the left a
single sash to each floor, beyond to left a set back section with
a single sash to each floor and beyond a further 2 storey canted
bay window with a triple sash to each floor. Above 2, 3-light
raking dormer windows. South west front, has a 2 storey canted
brick bay window with a triple sash to each floor, and a narrow
sash to the left, above 2 smaller windows in the gable. South
east front, has two 2 storey canted bay windows, that to the left
with a pair of part glazed doors, beyond to right a narrow sash.
Above a 3 light raking dormer and a 2 light hipped dormer. To the
right a projecting double gable wing with an off centre pointed
arched doorway with C20 door and fanlight, to the right a sash
and to the left a large segment headed window, with 3 casements.
Above a tripartite sash to the left, and 2 sashes to the right.


Listing NGR: SE3558455743

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