The Priory, in Priory Wood, 500 Yards to North East of Midford Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1956. Summer house.

The Priory, in Priory Wood, 500 Yards to North East of Midford Castle

WRENN ID
final-cobalt-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1956
Type
Summer house
OS grid reference
ST 761 615
Coordinates
51.35261, -2.34334
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Priory, located in Priory Wood, is a Gothick style summer house or tea-room dating from around 1775, possibly designed by John Carter. At the time of the survey in December 1983, it was in a ruined state. The main building features coursed squared freestone footings that survive for 2-3 feet around it, with a canted south end. To the northwest, there is a ruinous circular tower made of ashlar, which has three stages, a bold bracketed cornice, and a truncated spire. The tower includes pierced quatrefoil windows on the west side, with the top window set under a hoodmould similar to those found on Midford Castle. The Priory ruins are the remnants of a significant Georgian Gothick garden that once included a hermitage, a bridge over a man-made ravine, and various walks and rides.

Local climate

The Priory, in Priory Wood, 500 Yards to North East of Midford Castle receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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