Monument Number 1334586 |
| Hob Uid: 1334586 | |
Location :
Suffolk
Mid Suffolk
Redlingfield
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| Grid Ref : TM1864070660 |
| Summary : 14th century barn formerly part of a Benedictine nunnery (perhaps a guest house). Flint rubble, formerly plastered, with stone dressings. Later repairs in red brick; weatherboarded gables. Plaintiled roof. 2 storeys and loft. 3 bays long. |
More information : List entry (1)
Redlingfield Hall occupies the site of Redlingfield Priory, a Benedictine nunnery founded in 1120 and dissolved in 1537. An extensive fishpond complex, apparently associated, lies 300m to the west. In 2016 Historic England’s Listing Team East requested a survey of the site in order to re-evaluate the scheduling which was based upon a very brief ‘Old County Number’ description and was of limited extent. To address this analytical earthwork survey was undertaken by Historic Places Investigation Team East supplemented by further research including aerial photographic analysis and limited primary archival research. This has concluded that the barn is very likely to be a surviving part of the priory and that if it followed the normal benedictine layout it was probably accomodation for the abbess and/or visitors. (2) |