Description

ST12NW ASH PRIORS CP

6/2 The Priory

25.2.55

GV II

House. Probably C17, remodelled circa 1830. Render grooved as ashlar, quoins, steeply pitched slate roof, coped verges,
stone stack right, C20 brick left and centre. 2-storeys, 7 bays; casements with glazing bars, ground floor windows with
louvred shutters, 4 centred arch headed casement in first floor of central shaped gable porch, entrance below through 4
centred arch opening with hood mould, dated 1529 (possibly reset) in left spandrel, four and three and a half bay
single storey wooden verandah with parapet on either side of porch with half bay returns, early C19. C17 extension on
right return elevation. Interior not viewed. (VAG Report, unpublished SRO, December 1979). This is probably the Manor
House that was owned by the Priory in Taunton before the Reformation, hence its name.

Listing NGR: ST1498329281

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26311888

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)