Description

TEWKESBURY

SO83SE GLOUCESTER ROAD, Victoria Gardens
859-1/2/391 (West side)
04/03/52 Abbey Precinct wall
(Formerly Listed as:
MILL STREET
(South side)
Remains of Abbey Wall adjoining
Victoria Gardens)

GV II

Remains of Abbey Precinct wall, now boundary to Abbey Court
(not included). Late medieval, rough squared and coursed
limestone and sandstone. A run of approx 100m wall from the S
end of Abbey Barton (qv), returning for approx 30m to a pier
at the Gloucester Road. From Abbey Barton a length of approx
6m rises to 3.5m, then steps down to approx 2m, variable, as
the top of wall only partly coped, and much overgrown (July
1991). Where stone remains full height, heavy saddle-back
copings sometimes in-situ. The return section is variable in
height, stopped to a rectangular sandstone pier to stepped
pyramidal capping. An important historical remnant from the
Benedictine abbey, the wall reappears in part across the road
in Abbey Cottages (qv).

Listing NGR: SO8889632422

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26501529

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas