St Mary's Priory Ruins
ST MARY'S PRIORY RUINS, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1329543
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- St Mary's Priory Ruins
- Statutory Address:
- ST MARY'S PRIORY RUINS, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1329543
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- St Mary's Priory Ruins
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST MARY'S PRIORY RUINS, CHURCH 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:
- ST MARY'S PRIORY RUINS, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Redcar and Cleveland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Guisborough
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 61658 16072, NZ 61748 16076
Details
NZ6116 GUISBOROUGH CHURCH STREET (OFF SOUTH SIDE)
7/58 St. Mary's 14.6.52 Priory ruins.
GV I
Remains of Augustinian Priory founded 1119 by Robert de Brus. Consists of : late C13 E. wall of church; foundations of W. end including bases of nave piers; late C13 - C14 cellarer's range, to S.W., at S. end of which is a service passage with 3 bays of quadripartite rib vaulting intact; and lower courses of the Curia and N. aisle wall, including fireplace and 2 doorways, surmounted by late C18 high dressed sandstone boundary wall: continued E. to adjoin the E. wall of Priory church. All of dressed sandstone. Scheduled Ancient Monument No. 19. ("V.C.H. Yorkshire, North Riding" Vol. II, 1923, pp 352-353; N. Pevsner " ....Yorks North Riding", 1966, pp 177-178; B.J.D. Harrison & G. Dixon (Ed's), "Guisborough Before 1900", 1981, pp 11-23; and R. Gilyard-Beer, "Gisborough Priory", D.o.E., 1981.)
Listing NGR: NZ6174816091
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 59926
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of York: North Riding, (1923), 352-353
Gilyard-Beer, R, Gisborough Priory, (1981)
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The North Riding, (1966), 177-178
Harrison, B J D, Dixon, G, Guisborough Before 1900, (1981), 11-23
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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