Description

BUCKFASTLEIGH

SX7467 BUCKFAST ROAD, Buckfast
1011-1/5/34 North Gate, Buckfast Abbey
10/01/51

GV II

Gateway at north end of the outer court of Buckfast Abbey. C12
with extensive later alterations. Local grey limestone rubble
with some red sandstone; slate roof. Plan: gateway over road
with remains of vaulting visible on east block, which is now
part of the abbey tearoom. EXTERIOR: chamfered semi-circular
arch springing from chamfered impost. To the right, the gable
end of tearoom wing has two C20 two-light casements. The right
return of the tearoom has 3 ground-floor and 3 first-floor
splayed 2-light windows, the first-floor windows with
chamfered lintels and 2 first-floor Gothick timber casements.
C20 ground floor plank and cover strip front door. Historical
note: a phased plan by SW Brown was published in 1988. Some
rough sketches of the North Gate in the 1930s by AW Everett
are preserved at the abbey.
(Proceedings of Devon Archaeological Society: Brown S W:
Excavations & Building Recording at Buckfast Abbey, Devon:
Devon: 1988-; Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London:
1989-: 222-226).

Listing NGR: SX7404667451

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26580848

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record