Monument record MLI54215 - BARLINGS PRIORY

Summary

BARLINGS PRIORY

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PREMONSTRATENSIAN HOUSE FOUNDED 1154. ONLY PART STANDING ABOVE GROUND IS THE NW PIER OF THE CROSSING WITH A SHORT LENGTH OF WALL BETWEEN THE NAVE AND THE N TRANSEPT. THIS HAS NICE C13 DETAIL. THE REMAINDER OF THE SITE IS UNENCUMBERED, BEING ROUGH PASTURE, AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WHOLE GROUND COULD BE RECOVERED. NO RECORD CAN BE FOUND OF ANY EXCAVATION.{1} LARGE AREA OF EARTHWORKS AND THE NW PIER AND A SHORT LENGTH OF WALL STILL STANDING; DECORATION ON THE WALL IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT IN SOUTHWELL MINSTER CHAPTER HOUSE. OTHER PIECES OF MEDIEVAL MASONRY CAN BE SEEN RE- USED IN THE WALLS OF THE NEARBY COTTAGE AND ITS OUT-BUILDINGS.{2} PART OF LATE EE OR DECORATED WINDOW-MOULDING, PRESUMABLY FROM BARLINGS ABBEY IS AT TF 065762. OTHER SOURCES INCLUDE SMR FILE D, PEVSNER, PHOTOS OF THE SITE WITH LINCOLN CATHEDRAL IN THE DISTANCE AND AN AP 1112., AREA 5H, HTM 9M

Sources/Archives (12)

  •  Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. -.
  •  Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1987. AM 107. -.
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. BARLINGS. TF 07 SE 5,1964, FRH.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: D. Knowles and R.N. Hadcock. 1953. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales - First Edition. P162.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: J. Charles Cox. 1924. Little Guide: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). P54.
  •  Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. BS/4-5; LH65-7; AHD 41.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Page (ed). 1906. The Victoria County History: Lincolnshire - Volume 2. P202-5.
  •  Unpublished Document: A.J. White. 1979. BARLINGS. INFO SHEET 5.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. PP 66-8.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2931/29-30,5161-00A,2952.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 4/23.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0873:LI.535.13.1-16,1994, .

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0892 7347 (378m by 315m)
Civil Parish BARLINGS, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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