Priory Flats The Priory

The Priory, founded by a member of the Bohun family, likely Sir John Bohun, in the 13th century, is a significant building that originally formed three sides of a cloister, with the church completing the northern side. The surviving east and south ranges include the 13th-century Chapter-house, which was extended eastward in the 14th century and altered in the 17th century. There is also a passage and a Warming-house to the south, with the Dorter above. The building has undergone substantial alterations in the 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble with ashlar quoins and features a tiled roof. The windows are casement style, with some double lancets that have trefoil heads, stone transoms, and mullions. The building has three gables, a blocked round-headed archway at the south end, two storeys, and an attic, with a total of six windows and one dormer. The west elevation forms one side of the original cloister.