Listed buildings in Monk Bretton

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metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The ward contains 14 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The ward contains the village of Monk Bretton and the surrounding area. In the ward are the remains of Monk Bretton Priory, its gatehouse
and an administrative block, all, listed at Grade I. The other listed buildings are houses, farmhouses and farm buildings, a former water mill, a market cross, and a church.


Key

Grade Criteria[1]
I Particularly important buildings of more than special interest
II Buildings of national importance and special interest

Buildings

Name and location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Monk Bretton Priory remains
53°33′14″N 1°26′19″W / 53.55398°N 1.43856°W / 53.55398; -1.43856 (Monk Bretton Priory remains)
12th century The priory was later extended, it is in stone, but only parts of walls remain. These mainly consist of the church to the north and a cloister to the south. Elsewhere, there are parts of the refectory and kitchens, a reredorter and drainage system, the guest house, the prior's lodging, and the infirmary. Most of the remains are only a few feet high.[2][3] I
Priory Mill
53°33′09″N 1°26′24″W / 53.55251°N 1.44010°W / 53.55251; -1.44010 (Priory Mill)
13th century (possible) The water mill was remodelled in 1635, further altered in the 19th century, and later used for other purposes. It is in stone, with a roof of Welsh
lintel on imposts. In both parts are continuous hood moulds, and varied openings, many of them with chamfered surrounds. At the rear are two openings for water courses, one with a round head, the other with a square head.[4]
II
Administration building,
Monk Bretton Priory
53°33′17″N 1°26′18″W / 53.55467°N 1.43842°W / 53.55467; -1.43842 (Administration building, Monk Bretton Priory)
c. 1300 The building, which was re-roofed in 1931, is in stone, with
quoins, and two parallel gabled Welsh slate roofs. There are two storeys, a rectangular plan, and four internal bays. On each front is an entrance with a cambered head and a quoined surround, single-light chamfered windows and three-light chamfered mullioned windows and, in the upper floors, a central doorway with a cambered head and quoined surround.[5][6]
I
Market cross
53°33′59″N 1°27′17″W / 53.56635°N 1.45480°W / 53.56635; -1.45480 (Market cross)
Medieval The cross has a medieval four-step octagonal base and a later shaft set in a square concrete block. An iron lamp standard has been added later.[7] II
Gatehouse, Monk Bretton Priory
53°33′17″N 1°26′21″W / 53.55470°N 1.43905°W / 53.55470; -1.43905 (Gatehouse, Monk Bretton Priory)
15th century The
embattled. The south front has a similar archway flanked by buttresses, and to the left is the square tower with an arched entrance.[5][8]
I
Manor Farmhouse
53°34′01″N 1°27′20″W / 53.56700°N 1.45565°W / 53.56700; -1.45565 (Manor Farmhouse)
17th century The farmhouse is in stone, the right
string courses, and a Welsh slate roof with chamfered gable copings on cut kneelers. There are three storeys and an attic, a front of four bays, and a three-bay rear wing. The doorway has a chamfered quoined surround. The windows were mullioned and transomed, but most have been replaced by modern casements. On the left return are external steps leading to an attic doorway.[9]
II
Dovecote, Cricket Farm
53°33′56″N 1°27′16″W / 53.56547°N 1.45458°W / 53.56547; -1.45458 (Dovecote, Cricket Farm)
Mid to late 18th century The
lintel, a two-light window in the middle floor, and a single-light window in the top floor. Inside there are nesting holes. To the left is a lower two-storey building with a Welsh slate roof.[10]
II
Cartshed south of Manor Farmhouse
53°34′00″N 1°27′21″W / 53.56660°N 1.45585°W / 53.56660; -1.45585 (Cartshed south of Manor Farmhouse)
Late 18th century The cart shed has stone walls, a later
padstones.[11]
II
Farm buildings north of Manor Farmhouse
53°34′02″N 1°27′21″W / 53.56730°N 1.45571°W / 53.56730; -1.45571 (Farm buildings north of Manor Farmhouse)
Late 18th century The farm building is in stone with brick lining,
moulded kneelers. There are six bays, on the front is a projecting gabled entrance and slit vents, and at the rear is a cart entry with a segmental head.[12]
II
Farm buildings south of Manor Farmhouse
53°34′00″N 1°27′21″W / 53.56676°N 1.45573°W / 53.56676; -1.45573 (Farm buildings south of Manor Farmhouse)
Late 18th century A stable range in stone, with
lintels, and slit vents, and at the rear is a small chamfered entrance, and another entrance approached by stone steps. At a right angle to the left is a two-storey building with altered openings.[13]
II
Manor House
53°35′04″N 1°26′47″W / 53.58443°N 1.44647°W / 53.58443; -1.44647 (Manor House)
Late 18th century A farmhouse in stone with
pulvinated frieze, and a cornice, and the windows are mullioned with three lights.[14]
II
Osborne House
53°33′56″N 1°26′56″W / 53.56556°N 1.44901°W / 53.56556; -1.44901 (Osborne House)
c. 1820 A large stone house with a
moulded eaves cornice and blocking course, and a hipped Welsh slate roof. There are two storeys, a symmetrical front of five bays, and four bays on the sides. In the centre is a Doric portico and a doorway with a fanlight. The windows are sashes.[15]
II
St Paul's Church
53°33′50″N 1°27′09″W / 53.56398°N 1.45243°W / 53.56398; -1.45243 (St Paul's Church)
1876–78 The church is in stone with a Welsh
baptistry, and a west steeple. The steeple has a tower with three stages, angle buttresses, a west door, a three-light west window, and a broach spire with lucarnes.[5][16]
II
The Gables
53°35′10″N 1°26′57″W / 53.58621°N 1.44921°W / 53.58621; -1.44921 (The Gables)
c. 1878 A vicarage, later used for other purposes, it is in stone and has a tile roof with ridge cresting. There are two storeys, three gabled bays at the front, and a lower intermediate projecting gable. In the second bay is a doorway with a pointed head, and the windows have single lights, or are mullioned, or mullioned and transomed. The three main gables have decorative tile-hanging in the apexes.[17][18] II

References

Citations

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  • Historic England, "Osborne House, Monk Bretton (1191460)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 October 2021
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