More information : [TQ 72385887] The south and west ranges of the friary were incorporated into an Elizabethan mansion. At the middle of the second half of the 17th c. the house was again remodelled. In 1930 the house was destroyed by fire and the subsequent rebuilding has permitted a number of Md features to be exposed. The south range comprised a refectory with the kitchen under its western end. It contains a 15th c. pulpit and lavatory. The building is mainly 13th c., remodelled in the 15th century. The west range consisted of the prior's lodgings over the parlour and hall. It contains Md. openings and details and is mainly a 15th c. remodelling of the 13th c. original. The cloister-arcades are mid-15th c. but there are traces of 13th c. masonry. (1)
Original buildings dated as mid-14th c. The refectory is now a chapel for the new foundation of Carmelites. (2)
Description by Authy 1 correct. The buildings are in excellent condition.
GP AO/59/8/2 from NE. (3)
Checked and correct. (4)
Of the cloisters, south of the church, the south and west walks remain, with the residential ranges behind them. Moulded Perpendicular arches, shafted inside. There was never any tracery. Sir Walter Redesdale bequeathed money in 1451 'for the new work of the cloister'. The walling with the windows over the walks is modern. The refectory lay on the upper floor of the south range. Its pulpit was in the projection in the south wall. The inner arch, steps, and the window to the right of it are the only original features. The kitchen occupied the junction of the two ranges, on the ground floor. (5) |