Listed buildings in Bolton Abbey
civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains 21 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, three are at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Bolton Abbey and Bolton Bridge and the surrounding area. The most important building in the parish is Bolton Priory, part of which is in ruins, and the other part is the nave of the priory church, which has been converted into a parish church
; both are listed at Grade I. Many of the other listed buildings are associated with the priory, including its former gatehouse, which has been converted into a house. The remainder of the listed buildings include houses and cottages, a farmhouse, barns, a former mill and an associated aqueduct, a bridge, a milestone and a memorial fountain.
Key
Grade | Criteria[1] |
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I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important |
II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest |
II | Buildings of national importance and special interest |
Buildings
Name and location | Photograph | Date | Description | Grade |
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Bolton Priory 53°59′02″N 1°53′17″W / 53.98380°N 1.88793°W |
12th century | An Augustinian priory that was dissolved in 1539. The nave of its church has survived and been converted into St Mary's Church, and the rest of it is a roofless ruin, including the former chancel, the north and south transepts, and the remains of an east chapel. The other monastic buildings survive only as foundations.[2][3] | I | |
St Mary's Church 53°59′02″N 1°53′19″W / 53.98382°N 1.88852°W |
Late 12th century | Originally the | I | |
Bolton Abbey Hall 53°59′02″N 1°53′25″W / 53.98397°N 1.89018°W |
14th century | Originally the gatehouse of embattled parapets. The gatehouse range has three storeys, and a single bay, to the south is a range with two storeys and three bays, to the north is a range of two storeys and four bays, with a three-storey bay at the end. The gateway has diagonal buttresses, and contains a pointed arch infilled with pointed-arched window, above which is a hood mould and mullioned and transomed windows, and it is flanked by embattled turrets. Elsewhere, the windows are mullioned, some with transoms and some with hood moulds, and there are further embattled turrets.[6][7]
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II* | |
Precinct wall to the Priory 53°59′00″N 1°53′27″W / 53.98335°N 1.89087°W |
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Medieval | The wall extends along the west side of the priory grounds. It is in stone, and about 4 metres (13 ft) high. There is a chamfered band below high triangular-sectioned coping.[8][9] | II |
Fireplace and Chimney south of The Old Rectory 53°58′59″N 1°53′22″W / 53.98300°N 1.88932°W |
15th century | A remaining stone fragment of the abbey guest house, standing in an isolated position. The chimney is offset up to a small square stack with a cornice.[10] | II | |
Abbey Mill 53°58′58″N 1°53′28″W / 53.98286°N 1.89114°W |
16th century | The former mill is in stone with a stone slate roof. There are two storeys and four | II | |
Ferry House 53°58′19″N 1°53′32″W / 53.97205°N 1.89211°W |
16th century | The house is in stone, and has a stone slate roof with lintel with a four-centred arch and a square head.[12]
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II | |
The Great Tythe Barn 53°58′50″N 1°53′27″W / 53.98057°N 1.89086°W |
16th century (probable) | The former | II* | |
The Tea House 53°58′54″N 1°53′28″W / 53.98155°N 1.89102°W |
16th century (probable) | The stump of an aisled barn converted into a cottage, it is in stone and has a stone slate roof, gableted on the left. On the right return is a gabled porch, there is a single-light window on the front, and two two-light gabled dormers.[8][14] | II | |
Riddings Cottage 53°59′48″N 1°53′39″W / 53.99678°N 1.89414°W |
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17th century (probable) | The cottage is in stone, with | II |
The Devonshire Arms 53°58′28″N 1°53′40″W / 53.97435°N 1.89450°W |
17th century | A house that was later extended and converted into a hotel, it is in stone, partly rendered, with a stone slate roof. The central block is the oldest, and has two storeys and attics, and four bays. To the left is a block with two storeys and six bays, and beyond it is a stable block with two storeys and three bays. To the right is a seven-bay block, and recessed at right angles is a two-storey four-bay block. The windows in the main block are mullioned, the left block has casement windows, in the stable block are Diocletian windows, and in the right block the windows are sashes.[16] | II | |
The Old Rectory 53°59′00″N 1°53′20″W / 53.98329°N 1.88887°W |
1700 | The house, which incorporates earlier material, is in stone, with | II* | |
Duke's Barn 53°59′02″N 1°53′34″W / 53.98391°N 1.89267°W |
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17th or early 18th century | A threshing barn and cow house in stone on a | II |
1, 2, 3 and 4 The Green 53°58′53″N 1°53′29″W / 53.98131°N 1.89141°W |
18th century | A row of four cottages in stone with a stone slate roof. There are two storeys and eight bays, the five right-hand bays dating from the 19th century. The windows are a mix, consisting of casements, horizontally-sliding sashes and mullioned windows.[20] | II | |
Aqueduct north of the Abbey Mill 53°58′58″N 1°53′29″W / 53.98283°N 1.89132°W |
18th century | The aqueduct, which crosses the B6160 road, is in stone. It consists of three rusticated elliptical-headed arches, the central one larger and spanning the road, about 3 metres (9.8 ft) high.[8][21] | II | |
Devonshire Cottages 53°58′24″N 1°53′41″W / 53.97345°N 1.89485°W |
Mid 18th century | A pair of stone cottages with | II | |
Bolton Bridge 53°58′19″N 1°53′30″W / 53.97198°N 1.89167°W |
1776 | The bridge carries a road over the River Wharfe. It is in stone and consists of two segmental arches with voussoirs and a hood moulds. The bridge has a triangular cutwater, pilasters, a band and parapets.[23][24] | II | |
The Arches 53°58′57″N 1°53′31″W / 53.98257°N 1.89195°W |
Late 18th to early 19th century | A stone house with quoins, and a stone slate roof, with stone coping and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and three bays. In the centre is a doorway, the windows are sashes, and all are in plain architraves. Between the storeys is some carved stonework moved from Bolton Priory.[25]
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II | |
Stank House Farmhouse 53°59′10″N 1°53′55″W / 53.98603°N 1.89854°W |
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Early 19th century | The farmhouse is in stone on a lintel.[26]
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II |
Milestone 53°58′29″N 1°53′41″W / 53.97479°N 1.89469°W |
Mid 19th century | The milestone consists of a triangular stone pillar. The left face is inscribed "SKIPTON", and on the right face is "BOLTON ABBEY".[27] | II | |
Cavendish Memorial 53°59′11″N 1°53′13″W / 53.98634°N 1.88708°W |
1886 | The memorial fountain is in stone and has a hexagonal plan. Steps lead up to a | II |
References
Citations
- ^ Historic England
- ^ Leach & Pevsner (2009), pp. 131–136
- ^ Historic England & 1131775
- ^ Leach & Pevsner (2009), pp. 132–136
- ^ Historic England & 1166745
- ^ Leach & Pevsner (2009), pp. 136–137
- ^ Historic England & 1131774
- ^ a b c d Leach & Pevsner (2009), p. 137
- ^ Historic England & 1166722
- ^ Historic England & 1301224
- ^ Historic England & 1301245
- ^ Historic England & 1131770
- ^ Historic England & 1131772
- ^ Historic England & 1166807
- ^ Historic England & 1301197
- ^ Historic England & 1131771
- ^ Leach & Pevsner (2009), p. 136
- ^ Historic England & 1131776
- ^ Historic England & 1451056
- ^ Historic England & 1317039
- ^ Historic England & 1131773
- ^ Historic England & 1166709
- ^ Leach & Pevsner (2009), p. 138
- ^ Historic England & 1166702
- ^ Historic England & 1317019
- ^ Historic England & 1131769
- ^ Historic England & 1166716
- ^ Leach & Pevsner (2009), pp. 137–138
- ^ Historic England & 1131777
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- Historic England, "The Great Tythe Barn, Bolton Abbey (1131772)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 March 2024
- Historic England, "The Tea House, Bolton Abbey (1166807)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 March 2024
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