Remains Of Gatehouse Of Cluniac Benedictine Priory Of St Mary And St Peter And St Paul

TF 18 SW 8/10

CASTLE ACRE PRIORY ROAD TF 81 SW Remains of Gatehouse of Cluniac Priory of St. Mary and St Peter and St Paul

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Gatehouse to north precinct of Cluniac Benedictine Priory of St. Mary and SS Peter and Paul, founded 1090, dissolved 1537. c.1500. Knapped, squared flint, clunch blocks, brick dress. Roofless. 2 storeys. Perpendicular. North face has off-centre 4-centred arch carriage entrance, brick rustication, jambs and soffit, drip mould, keyed brick arch above. 2 centred arched pedestrian gate, similar brick details. Royal arms of England above. 2 outer brick dressed drip mould head rectangular windows. Angle buttresses with set offs, brick dressings. First floor string course, 4 panels with coats of arms. Sills and jambs only of 2 first floor windows. West face has one ground and one first floor brick dressed rectangular window. South face has 2 arches, one ground and 2 first floor windows. Angle buttresses. Brick spiral staircase in south-west corner, remains of flues. Scheduled Ancient Monument, County Number 2. See F.J.E. Raby and P.K.B. Reynolds Castle Acre Priory (1952). In care of HBMC.

Listing NGR: TF8136314941