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Abbey Square

A Grade II Listed Building in Turvey, Bedford

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1624 / 52°9'44"N

Longitude: -0.6204 / 0°37'13"W

OS Eastings: 494465

OS Northings: 252465

OS Grid: SP944524

Mapcode National: GBR F07.KYP

Mapcode Global: VHFPZ.6XD6

Plus Code: 9C4X596H+XR

Entry Name: Abbey Square

Listing Date: 27 August 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1277575

English Heritage Legacy ID: 431022

ID on this website: 101277575

Location: Turvey, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43

County: Bedford

Civil Parish: Turvey

Built-Up Area: Turvey

Traditional County: Bedfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire

Church of England Parish: Turvey

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


TURVEY HIGH STREET
SP 9452-9552 (N. Side)

29/603 1-9 (consec) Abbey Square
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GV II

Terrace of estate cottages arranged around two sides of a courtyard. Terrace
was mainly built mid-C19 as an addition to a late C17 or C18 building now in
the N. range. Coursed limestone rubble. Old clay tile roof. Two storeys.
W. range consists of three cottages of 2-bay plan. E. elevation has central
gable with decorated bargeboards. First floor: five 2-light casement windows
with glazing bars. Same arrangement of windows to ground floor with each
cottage having central pedimented doorhood on slender timber piers. N. most
one in angle with N. range. N. range consists of really 2 groups of cottages.
W. L-plan block with projecting gabled wing to W. side. 3 cottages. Main
block has central gable. Cottages have similar arrangement of casement
windows with glazing bars and doorhoods. E. block symmetrical arrangement
with forward projecting gabled wing to each end. This block contains the
earliest work. 2-light casements with glazing bars in central wing. W. gable
end has C20 casements. 3-light casements in E. gable.


Listing NGR: SP9446552465

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