St Mary's Hall

ST MARY'S HALL, BAYLEY LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1116402
Date first listed:
05-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:
St Mary's Hall
Statutory Address:
ST MARY'S HALL, BAYLEY LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1116402
Date first listed:
05-Feb-1955
List Entry Name:
St Mary's Hall
Statutory Address 1:
ST MARY'S HALL, BAYLEY LANE

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
ST MARY'S HALL, BAYLEY LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Coventry (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SP 33576 78957

Details

5105

SP 3378 NE 1/9

BAYLEY LANE

St Mary's Hall

5.2.55

I

GV

Mainly circa 1340-42, enlarged circa 1460. May stand partly on foundations of and incorporate stones from C12 castle of Earls of Chester. Sandstone, round courtyards. Hall with undercroft and two storey gatehouse, kitchen; three storeyed Caesar's Tower rebuilt after bombing during Second World War. Timber framed ranges on east and south sides of courtyard, later C15 and circa 1400, with stone ground floors. Muniment Room added 1894. Hall, circa 1400 is 23m by 9m. Tie-beam roof, panelled, on curved braces, has carved angels and heraldic bosses. Five bays, three large traceried windows either side. Fine late C15 glass. Much restored 1824, architect Stedman Whitwell.

Merchant guild of St Mary founded 1340, joined with three other guilds to form Holy Trinity Guild 1392.

St Marys's Hall, Nos 22 and 23 form a group.

This entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28 October 2019.

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218413
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Sources

Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Warwick, (1947), 141-143

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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