Introduction
The Priory is a 19th-century garden. The Grade II listed house is now divided into two separate dwellings.
The Priory grounds, which adjoined the George Inn, stretched from Manor Road to Sandy Lane and included a walled garden, land adjoining the main Pill Road and a gardener’s cottage – now Priory Cottage. The gardener in the 1830s-40s was George White and a clock given to him on his wedding day in 1845 had a small image of Priory Cottage above the clock face.
The Grade II listed building dates from 1831 and is in the Gothic style. A listed, elaborate conservatory was attached in 1831.
The 19th-century garden is laid to informal lawns and shrubberies with various specimen trees.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Grade: II
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: The Priory and West Priory
- Grade: II
Features
- Conservatory
- Description: An elaborate conservatory was attached in 1831.
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- House (featured building)
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Hectares
0.8
Civil Parish
Abbots Leigh
- References
Contributors
Avon Gardens Trust