Monument record MLI34796 - The Priory, Castle Bytham
Summary
The Priory, Castle Bytham
Type and Period (2)
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Full Description
THE PRIORY, THE INTERIOR MAY CONTAIN REMAINS OF FIFTEENTH CENTURY OPEN HALL. POSSIBLE SITE OF CISTERCIAN PRIORY THAT LATER MOVED TO VAUDEY IN GRIMSTHORPE PARK. {1}
IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THIS IS THE SITE OF THE CISTERCIAN PRIORY THAT WAS FOUNDED IN CASTLE BYTHAM IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY BUT SOON MOVED TO VAUDEY. {2}
No.14, (The Priory) is a Grade II* listed house, built in the 15th century, with 16th and 17th additions and 19th and 20th century alterations. {4}
Unnamed farmstead, Castle Bytham. Partially extant 18th century farmstead. Regular courtyard of T plan. The farmhouse is attached to a range of working buildings. There has been a partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings. Located within or in association with a village. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2ND EDITION P 216.
- <2> SLI4952 Verbal Communication: HURLEY T. 1993. -.
- <3> SLI2139 Index: Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit. CASTLE BYTHAM. SK 19.11 -.
- <4> SLI12338 Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 16/67.
- <5> SLI15702 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2015. English Heritage Farmsteads Project. 7424.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 9889 1832 (37m by 19m) |
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Civil Parish | CASTLE BYTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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