Description

GLOUCESTER

SO8217 LLANTHONY ROAD
844-1/15/156 (East side)
23/01/52 Llanthony Priory, Range between
Outer and Inner Courts
(Formerly Listed as:
HEMPSTED LANE
Remains of Llanthony Priory)

GV I

Remains of the range between the Outer and Inner Courts of the
Augustinian Priory of Llanthony Secunda. Late C14 and early
C16; mullioned windows reset after 1646; C18 and C19
alterations. Squared and coursed limestone, C18 and C19 brick
dressings; early C16 timber frame to upper floor; plain tile
roof with C18 brick stack off centre to ridge on right.
PLAN: formerly a long range of about thirty bays of which six
bays in the approximate centre of the range remain to full
height; at their southern end the six bays abut the side of
the mid C19 farmhouse (qv) built on the site of the
continuation of the range to the south and the Inner Gate
which gave access to the Inner Court; the northern end of the
range is indicated by the remains of its ashlar plinth.
EXTERIOR: remaining six bays of two storeys, the lower storey
of rubble, the upper storey timber-framed in close studding.
East elevation has C20 windows to first floor; timber lintels
over 2 windows left of large blocked doorway in chamfered
4-centred architrave; chamfered surround to 3-light C16 window
to ground-floor right with hollow-chamfered 4-centred
architraves to each light, set in cyma-moulded architrave.
West elevation has C20 first-floor windows; one similar
3-light C16 window to ground-floor left, C20 door in inserted
(probably C19) opening and later C16 window with chamfered
architraves and sunk spandrels.
INTERIOR: ground-floor beams of heavy scantling; first floor
has signs of former window openings with slots for shutters
and collar truss roof with 2 tiers of butt purlins with
windbraces, angle side struts to 3 trusses; the disposition of
mortice slots indicates that the upper floor was divided into
2 rooms.
Probably built as a guest range. In the 1460s it was recorded
that 80 people were taking communion in the precincts of the
Priory.
Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Listing NGR: SO8238918010

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17525938

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