Glasney College Remains is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1994. Collegiate church remains.
Glasney College Remains
- WRENN ID
- idle-gravel-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 1994
- Type
- Collegiate church remains
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of Glasney College, a collegiate church from the 13th century, are located in Penryn. The structure is built of rubble with Caen stone dressings. Notable features include a moulded respond and its abutment that rise above the impost level, which may indicate the remnants of stone vaulting. Additionally, there is a complex-moulded Caen stone sill nearby, although it is not in its original position.
Historically, the site was selected by Bishop Bronescombe, who, while ill and delirious in Canterbury, experienced vivid dreams. In these dreams, he saw Thomas Becket, who foretold his recovery and instructed him to establish a collegiate church in the woods of Glasney, within the episcopal manor of Penryn, dedicated to the glory of God and in the name of St Thomas the Martyr.
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