The Priory

The Priory is a large house largely dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, built on an earlier core. It is constructed primarily from Cotswold stone and blue lias stone, with plain tiled roofs. The building comprises two main ranges. The west range, said to date from 1654, has an earlier range attached to its west end. This older part is of blue lias, and its north gable displays exposed timber framing, while paired diagonal stacks are located on the south end. This section has leaded windows on the north side, with three lights below and three with top lights above. A modern four-light stone window is present on the west side wall.

The main part of the house has a Cotswold stone south front, featuring a coped parapet and two shallow gables. Regular rows of mullioned windows are present, with three three-light windows beneath a continuous dripmould to the first floor, and a Tudor arched door flanked by two pairs of two-light windows, also beneath a continuous hoodmould to the ground floor. The rear elevation is rendered and has a six-window range of leaded cross windows. A stone plinth and a central rendered stack are also present. A 19th-century Cotswold stone gabled porch has been added. A two-story rear wing projects, featuring renewed leaded windows and a side wall stack.

The east range has two parallel roof lines, with the south front projecting forward of the adjoining range. It's constructed from Cotswold stone, is two stories and has an attic, with a ridge stack and a coped east gable, incorporating three dormers. The three-window range shows evidence of differing ages: the left side appears older, dating to the mid-17th century, and the right is from the early 18th century. The left side has stone cross-mullioned windows with dripmoulds to the ground floor, first floor and the west gable end; additional windows are similar to the ground and first floors of the first bay of the front. The right side has wood cross-mullioned windows, including a four-light and a three-light window to the first floor, and a three-light casement to the ground floor – all with dripmoulds. A modern door is situated to the right side of the south front. The rear range is of blue lias stone and has been considerably altered, featuring two blocked two-light stone mullion windows on the first floor and a blocked single mezzanine light.

Inside, the entrance hall is panelled and includes a stone, Tudor arched fireplace. A very large, curved arched inglenook is located in the west end room. An exceptional 17th-century open well staircase features a molded rail, newels with pyramid caps, and is situated in the southwest corner of the east range.

The site is historically connected to Evesham Abbey.