Tarrant Abbey House

Tarrant Abbey House is a house with early 15th century origins, featuring additions from the late 15th, 16th, and 18th centuries. The main facade has an 18th century reface in Flemish bond brickwork, while the rear walls are made of chequered rubble and flint. The early 15th century cross wing is constructed from rubble and flint with ashlar dressings at the base, and it includes timber box framing with tension braces and 17th century brick nogging above. The roofs are tiled, with brick stacks placed in various locations.

The main facade is two storeys high and has a three-window range, featuring two and three-light casements with glazing bars; the ground floor windows are set under segmental brick heads. There is a near central pedimented, pilastered doorcase that holds a part-glazed, panelled door. The early wing still has two original square-headed, two-light windows, although these are now blocked.

Inside, the early range retains a nine-bay arch-braced collar truss roof with curved windbracing, along with various stop-chamfered beams. The original purpose of the building is not entirely clear, but it likely served as one of the structures of the significant Cistercian nunnery that once occupied the site, which was largely demolished during the Dissolution.