The Cottage, Approximately 4 Metres North Of Pinley Abbey

ROWINGTON GREAT PINLEY SP26NW 4/81 The Cottage, approx. 4n N of 11/06/67 Pinley Abbey (Formerly listed as The Cottage, Pinley Abbey) GV II* House, probably former Priory guest house. C14 with later alterations. C19 brick to ground floor with main posts of framing; small timber-framing with brick infill to first floor; old plain-tile roof; stone internal stack to rear centre with 4 diagonally set brick flues. 2-storey, 2 and a half-bay range. C19 plank door to C19 addition to right. 3-light casement to ground floor left. Single-light casement to first floor right. Left return: Queen-post roof truss to gable end. Rear: C19 brick to ground floor; small timber-framing with brick infill to first floor. 3-light casement to ground floor left. 2-light casement to ground floor right. Gabled dormer with 2-light casement to left. Interior: open fireplaces to ground floor. Chamfered spine beams and joists to ground floor. History: the Cistercian Priory of Pinley was founded by Henry I, and dissolved by Henry VIII. (Buildings of England: Warwickshire: 1966, p372; VCH:'Warwickshire: Vol.3, 1945, pp148-149) [ 82]

Listing NGR: SP2135865774