Abbey Ruins Approximately 15 Metres South Of Church Of St Leonard is a Grade II* listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1967. A Not specified Ruin, historical site.
Abbey Ruins Approximately 15 Metres South Of Church Of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- woven-stone-lake
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Warwick
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 1967
- Type
- Ruin, historical site
- Period
- Not specified
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
WROXALL A41 SP2270 (South-west side) 8/130 Abbey Ruins approx. 15m S of 11/04/67 Church of Saint Leonard (Formerly listed as Remains of Wroxall Priory in grounds of Wroxall Abbey (house)) GV II* Part of Abbey building, now ruin. Probably early C12, with alterations, c.1866 for James Dugdale. Squared coursed stone, with some C19 brick. Irregular plan, with rectangular portion to East end. Single-storey range. Segmental pointed doors opposing to East End. History: abbey founded as a priory for Benedictine nuns c.1135. Part of this ruin is thought to be the former priory frater, with a screens passage to the End end, but it may have been altered c.1866 when James Dugdale built a new Wroxall Abbey house, now Wroxall Abbey School main building (q.v.). (Buildings of England: Warwickshire: 1966, pp483-484; VCH: Warwickshire: Vol.3: 1945, pp215-216) [ 131]
Listing NGR: SP2217070700
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