Barbican Tower And Bridge Over The Moat At Michelham Priory is a Grade I listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1966. A C15 Tower, bridge.

Barbican Tower And Bridge Over The Moat At Michelham Priory

WRENN ID
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Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Wealden
Country
England
Date first listed
30 August 1966
Type
Tower, bridge
Source
Historic England listing

Description

ARLINGTON MILTON HIDE 1. 5208 Barbican Tower and Bridge over the Moat TQ 50 NE 18/502A 30.8.66 at Michelham Priory

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  1. The Priory is surrounded by a moat fed from the river Cuckmere, and at the centre of the inner side of the north-west quarter of the moat stands the Gateway or Barbican Tower. C15. Square ashlar building of 3 storeys. Wide carriage archway with elliptical head on ground floor. Above on first and second floors. Two windows of 2 tiers of 2 trefoil-headed lights with -stone mullions, transoms and dripstones with corbel heads, Castellated parapet. Hipped tiled roof. On the south side is a rectangular projectiong containing a vice staircase with hipped tiled roof over. On the outer side of the Tower is a stone Bridge spanning the moat consisting of a round-headed arch and a solid portion on each side with a parapet over the whole. This dates from the C16.

Listing NGR: TQ5581809382

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