Croyland Abbey (Borough Of Wellingborough Planning And Building Department)

Croyland Abbey is a manor house that has been converted into offices. It likely dates from the mid-16th century, with additions made in the mid-19th century. The building features regular coursed and banded limestone and ironstone, topped with a slate roof. Originally designed as a hall plan with a cross wing at one end, the layout is now more complex.

The entrance front has a six-window range consisting of 2- to 5-light stone mullion windows. The windows in the central gable may be from the 17th century and feature drip moulding above. Other windows are a mix of 17th-century reset and 19th-century designs. To the left of center, there is a 19th-century gabled porch with 20th-century doors set beneath a four-centred moulded stone arch. The central gable, likely from the 16th century, has an ashlar gable parapet, kneelers, and a finial. The pair of projecting gables to the right and the range to the left are mid-19th century but designed in a similar style. The building also has stone stacks with moulded cornices at the ridge and ends.

The garden front mirrors the style of the entrance front. The central gable is likely from the 16th century, featuring 19th-century stone mullion windows. The four-window range to the left probably dates back to the 16th century and originally housed the hall. There is a three-light stone mullion staircase window to the left of the gable, with a similar dormer window above and another three-light window to the left. The other windows are 19th-century stone mullions. To the left, there is a two-window range from the 19th century, which includes a pair of roof dormers.

Inside, the building features a 17th-century staircase with a flat tapering balustrade. The first floor of the former hall retains exposed roof trusses with moulded tie beams and some curved wind braces, along with late 17th-century panelling that has been reset. There are also fragments of carved masonry in the wall of the staircase hall.