Cleeve Abbey: Cistercian Abbey gatehouse viewed from the approach
Cleeve Abbey: c13 gatehouse viewed from the interior; remodelled by Abbot Dovell (1507-1537); flanked by buttresses topped by figures; figure of Christ above
Cleeve Abbey: layout of the church on the standard Cistercian plan; founded 1198; six bay nave with circular piers
Cleeve Abbey: the cloister, south & west range
Cleeve Abbey: the cloister; east range of chapter house, parlour & dormitory (lit by lancets); south range of abbot's lodging & refectory hall
Cleeve Abbey: c15 refectory from the cloisters; five large three-light Perpendicular windows
Cleeve Abbey: c15 refectory from the outer south side showing large chimney
Cleeve Abbey: refectory dating from 1460s; built by Abbot Juyner (1437-1487); wide three-light cusped windows
Cleeve Abbey: c15 refectory roof
Cleeve Abbey: angel supporting wagon roof in the refectory, c15
Cleeve Abbey: mid c13 dormitory; stonework complete but reconstructed roof
Cleeve Abbey: chapter house undercroft; mid c13 vaulting & windows with plate tracery
Cleeve Abbey: Painted Chamber (c15) representing a man crossing a bridge from the Gesta Romanorum; man in centre flanked by lion & horned dragon
Cleeve Abbey: tiled floor set in the west end of the church south aisle
Cleeve Abbey: c13 tiled pavement of first refectory, similar to those at Clarendon House
Cleeve Abbey: close up of tiles from the c13 pavement; double headed eagle for Richard Earl of Cornwall (King of the Romans)
Cleeve Abbey: c13 tile from the new exhibition
Cleeve Abbey: c13 tile from the new exhibition
Cleeve Abbey: c15 Angel Corbel; angel holds a shield of the three lions
Entry Name: Cleeve Abbey, Remains of Cistercian Abbey of St Mary Covering About 28 Acres
Listing Date: 22 May 1969
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1057579
English Heritage Legacy ID: 264814
ID on this website: 101057579
Location: Hungerford, Somerset, TA23
County: Somerset
District: Somerset West and Taunton
Civil Parish: Old Cleeve
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset