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Priory of St Luke and St Teresa

A Grade II Listed Building in Wincanton, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0557 / 51°3'20"N

Longitude: -2.4096 / 2°24'34"W

OS Eastings: 371385

OS Northings: 128563

OS Grid: ST713285

Mapcode National: GBR MZ.FWW4

Mapcode Global: FRA 56VB.730

Plus Code: 9C3V3H4R+74

Entry Name: Priory of St Luke and St Teresa

Listing Date: 15 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390619

English Heritage Legacy ID: 490792

ID on this website: 101390619

Location: Wincanton, Somerset, BA9

County: Somerset

District: South Somerset

Civil Parish: Wincanton

Built-Up Area: Wincanton

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


489/0/10012

WINCANTON
SOUTH STREET
Priory of St Luke and St Teresa

15-AUG-02

GV II

Carmelite priory. 1888-9; by Canon A.J.C. Scoles. Stone rubble with freestone dressings. Clay Bridgwater tile roof with coped gable ends. Ashlar stacks.
PLAN: U-shaped on plan; entered via a cloister from the church to stairs in the left [west] wing; the right-hand [east] wing contains the refectory on the ground floor and the library above on the first floor; in central range an axial corridor at rear and cells at front.
Jacobean style.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and basement. 1:3:2 bay south front, end bays in projecting gabled wings; stone mullion-transom windows, the ground floor with hoodmoulds continued as stringcourse, second floor with stringcourse at cill level and with hoodmoulds; right-hand gable has statue niche; smaller left gable has lancet ventilator; asymmetrical fenestration of stone windows on north and south sides; rear wall blind.
INTERIOR: Stairs in left [west] wing with stick balusters and square pointed newels. Axial corridor at back of central range with depressed 2-centred arch recesses and cells in front; right [east] wing has refectory on ground floor and library above on first floor, complete with bookcases.
The Priory, together with the Roman Catholic Church of St Luke and St Teresa, is a good example of a complete late C19 monastic complex.


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