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Latitude: 50.4933 / 50°29'35"N
Longitude: -3.7771 / 3°46'37"W
OS Eastings: 274046
OS Northings: 67451
OS Grid: SX740674
Mapcode National: GBR QG.X7DZ
Mapcode Global: FRA 27ZR.GB9
Plus Code: 9C2RF6VF+85
Entry Name: North Gate, Buckfast Abbey
Listing Date: 10 January 1951
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1292866
English Heritage Legacy ID: 392221
Also known as: The North Gate and part of the precinct area of Buckfast Abbey
ID on this website: 101292866
Location: St Mary's Abbey, Buckfast, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ11
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge
Civil Parish: Buckfastleigh
Built-Up Area: Buckfast
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Buckfastleigh
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
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BUCKFASTLEIGH
SX7467 BUCKFAST ROAD, Buckfast
1011-1/5/34 North Gate, Buckfast Abbey
10/01/51
GV II
Gateway at north end of the outer court of Buckfast Abbey. C12
with extensive later alterations. Local grey limestone rubble
with some red sandstone; slate roof. Plan: gateway over road
with remains of vaulting visible on east block, which is now
part of the abbey tearoom. EXTERIOR: chamfered semi-circular
arch springing from chamfered impost. To the right, the gable
end of tearoom wing has two C20 two-light casements. The right
return of the tearoom has 3 ground-floor and 3 first-floor
splayed 2-light windows, the first-floor windows with
chamfered lintels and 2 first-floor Gothick timber casements.
C20 ground floor plank and cover strip front door. Historical
note: a phased plan by SW Brown was published in 1988. Some
rough sketches of the North Gate in the 1930s by AW Everett
are preserved at the abbey.
(Proceedings of Devon Archaeological Society: Brown S W:
Excavations & Building Recording at Buckfast Abbey, Devon:
Devon: 1988-; Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London:
1989-: 222-226).
Listing NGR: SX7404667451
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