Heydour Priory
HEYDOUR PRIORY, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1308929
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Heydour Priory
- Statutory Address:
- HEYDOUR PRIORY, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1308929
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Heydour Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- HEYDOUR PRIORY, MAIN STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- HEYDOUR PRIORY, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Heydour
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 01022 39465
Details
TF 03 NW HEYDOUR MAIN STREET (west side) 3/17 19-2-52 Heydour Priory
II*
House; late C16 with C17 and minor C20 alterations. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, stone coped gables with finials, off centre stone ridge stack on plain tiled roof. 2 storey with garret, 4 bay facade, single storey with attic one bay facade to right, all with ashlar quoins. The entrance is on the end bay to the right and is a plain C19 door with C16 4 central head and hood mould over. In the spandrels are fine C16 carvings of a cat and a salmon with a beasts head projecting from the arch itself. The doorway reveals are moulded and terminate in carved animal stops. To the left is Cl7 projecting full height one bay gabled stair tower with finial and quoins in full to one side only. It has 2 single light casements with cornices to 1st and 2nd floors. The ground floor window is in the side. On one quoin on the right is a scratch dial with Roman and arabic numerals. The stair tower is flanked by to the right a 4 light mullioned casement and to the left a 3 light similar casement. Above the door is a 2 light mullioned casement and to the left a 3 light similar window. All mullions are cavetto moulded, the casements are timber with leaded cames, and have cornices over. The single storey bay has a C20 4 light mulliuned window and a gabled dormer over. The main one bay gable end has a plinth and three 3-light restored mullion casements. The rear elevation also has a plinth and two 4-light mullioned windows to ground floor and two 3-light and one 2-light to 1st floor. Interior has very fine circular stone newel staircase which rises to garret in its own stair tower. Both principal rooms have large fireplaces that in the end room having a fine 4 centre stone arch with moulded stops to reveals and a stone cupboard beside it. In the 1st floor room over is a similar taller stone fireplace.
Listing NGR: TF0102239465
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 193232
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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