The Abbey Gate House

The Abbey Gate House, located on Church Lane, dates back to 1625 and is now home to the Sherborne Museum. The east wall is believed to include a section of the medieval precinct wall from the nearby monastery that once connected to the Cemetery Gate. The building features a two-storey stone front with an attic, two windows, a tiled roof, and a stone stack. It has stone mullioned windows and gables above the attic windows. The entrance boasts a Tudor-style doorway with a cambered head. The Abbey Gate House is part of an important group of buildings that includes Bow House, The Cemetery Gate, No 2 (occupied by Gilham Bros), No 3 (also occupied by Gilham Bros), as well as No 88, The Conduit, No 90, and Saints John Building (The Parade) on Cheap Street.