Description

SO 51 NE LYDBROOK LOWER LYDBROOK
(corner of Proberts Lane to south)

1/51 The Priory
12.12.53 (formerly listed under Lydbrook)

II

House. Late C15/early C16, with former barn to north, now
incorporated in house, of C17. Timber framed with close studding
on long side walls, complex slate roofs with central stone stack.
2 storeys, on stone plinth, containing cellar to one side only.
Single range with cross gable and former barn to north. Scattered
fenestration, mainly casements. Road front has 3 windows; other
side includes one 6-light wooden mullion window with 2 king
mullions, currently blocked (June 1984).
Interior: cross gable has cambered tie beams on haunched posts and
is 3 bays long. Owner reports smoke blackened timbers in central
bay. These were not inspected. On both floors some "squared"
Tudor arched doorways. 2 back to back medieval fireplaces with
oak bressumer and stone cheeks. Room on ground floor to south has
beams with wide plain chamfers and steps, and "secret" room
above with some paint traces on timberwork still visible, also
remnants of oak screens partition.

Listing NGR: SO5952316685

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26507263

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)