Claustral buildings of St Andrew's Priory (Hexham)
Claustral buildings of St Andrew's Priory incorporated into Hexham Court House and Hexham House Clinic. Photo Northumberland County Council, 1971.
These are the remains of the cloisters of the Augustinian priory of Hexham. The remains of an entry hall, an undercroft and the Prior's House can be seen. Most of these were built in the 13th or 14th century, though the Prior's House was built in the 15th or 16th century.(1-9)
5334 BEAUMONT STREET (North-West Side). The Claustral Buildings of the former Augustinian Priory of St Andrew now incorporated in Hexham Court House and Hexham House Clinic (formerly listed as Remains of the Abbey)
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C13 Vestibule to Chapterhouse to south of south transept: ruins now incorporated in the St Cuthbert Chapel [1955]. Nothing significant remains of the Chapterhouse itself.
Lavatorium: circa 1280 on wall of undercroft to south-west of west end of nave. 7 crocketted pointed arches corbelled above now walled-in trough. Blind tracery.
Undercroft: south-west of west end of nave. Segmental barrel vault with chamfered ribs.
Prior's House: C15 and C16 to west of undercroft and facing Prior's Court. Practically nothing left after repeated fire damage and early C19 ashlar rebuilding, except for Prior Leschman's window on north side above gateway to Prior's Court. Cusped and crocketted ogee arch with coat of arms as finial charged with the saltire cross of the Priory with a tall crest and supported by naked figures. 4 corbel masks below window and a leaf pattern panel. The C19 rebuilding is 2 storeys, 8 windows to south (glazing bar sashes) with a segmental archway to northern courtyard. Crenellated on north side. The Carnaby Block: dated 1539. Very much altered. North-west of west end of nave and north of Prior's House. 2 storeys, 5 windows. Rough ashlar. Crenellated with chevron bedmould. 1, 2 and 3 light mullion windows with 4 centre arched and moulded heads. Ground floor has had 3 segmental archways inserted, 2 partly glazed, one now a doorway. Elevation returned to west to The East range: early C19 above the undercroft. 1+3+3+2 windows on 1st floor. Plate glass sashes. Ashlar. Steps to 1st floor on left. Roof hipped to left. 3 tall eaves chimneys. Ballroom with wood ceiling now court room. Returned to south: rubble. 2+4 windows, glazing bar sashes. Reeded doorcase with hood. Scheduled AM [Nos 51a and 51b].
Hexham Court House, together with the Priory Church of St Andrew, Market Place form a group. (10a)
5334 BEAUMONT STREET (North-West Side). The Claustral Buildings of the former Augustinian Priory of St Andrew now incorporated in Hexham Court House and Hexham House Clinic (formerly listed as Remains of the Abbey)
NY 9364 1/2 2.10.51.
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C13 Vestibule to Chapterhouse to south of south transept: ruins now incorporated in the St Cuthbert Chapel [1955]. Nothing significant remains of the Chapterhouse itself.
Lavatorium: circa 1280 on wall of undercroft to south-west of west end of nave. 7 crocketted pointed arches corbelled above now walled-in trough. Blind tracery.
Undercroft: south-west of west end of nave. Segmental barrel vault with chamfered ribs.
Prior's House: C15 and C16 to west of undercroft and facing Prior's Court. Practically nothing left after repeated fire damage and early C19 ashlar rebuilding, except for Prior Leschman's window on north side above gateway to Prior's Court. Cusped and crocketted ogee arch with coat of arms as finial charged with the saltire cross of the Priory with a tall crest and supported by naked figures. 4 corbel masks below window and a leaf pattern panel. The C19 rebuilding is 2 storeys, 8 windows to south (glazing bar sashes) with a segmental archway to northern courtyard. Crenellated on north side. The Carnaby Block: dated 1539. Very much altered. North-west of west end of nave and north of Prior's House. 2 storeys, 5 windows. Rough ashlar. Crenellated with chevron bedmould. 1, 2 and 3 light mullion windows with 4 centre arched and moulded heads. Ground floor has had 3 segmental archways inserted, 2 partly glazed, one now a doorway. Elevation returned to west to The East range: early C19 above the undercroft. 1+3+3+2 windows on 1st floor. Plate glass sashes. Ashlar. Steps to 1st floor on left. Roof hipped to left. 3 tall eaves chimneys. Ballroom with wood ceiling now court room. Returned to south: rubble. 2+4 windows, glazing bar sashes. Reeded doorcase with hood. Scheduled AM [Nos 51a and 51b].
Hexham Court House, together with the Priory Church of St Andrew, Market Place form a group. (10a)
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FIELD SURVEY, Archaeological Survey of Hexham 1988; ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT FOR NORTH EAST ENGLAND
WATCHING BRIEF, Hexham Abbey Clinic 1990; P Ryder
BUILDING SURVEY, Hexham Abbey (Bakehouse Wall) 1995; P Ryder
WATCHING BRIEF, Tynedale Magistrates Courts 2003; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, The Abbey House, Hexham 2003; P Ryder
BUILDING SURVEY, Hexham Abbey House: Archaeological Investigations 2011; P Ryder
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, LAND AT HEXHAM PRIORY 2012; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Hexham Abbey House. The South-West (Clinic) Wing. Archaeological Buildings Assessment 2014
WATCHING BRIEF, Hexham Abbey - west range floor and monastic workshop (Area C) 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
WATCHING BRIEF, Hexham Abbey - west range courtyard stairs (Area F) 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
WATCHING BRIEF, Hexham Abbey - service trench on north side of Prior's Court (Area E) 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
BUILDING SURVEY, Abbey House, Hexham Abbey 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
HERITAGE ASSESSMENT, Abbey House, Hexham. Heritage Asset Statement 2015
WATCHING BRIEF, Hexham Abbey Clinic 1990; P Ryder
BUILDING SURVEY, Hexham Abbey (Bakehouse Wall) 1995; P Ryder
WATCHING BRIEF, Tynedale Magistrates Courts 2003; ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, The Abbey House, Hexham 2003; P Ryder
BUILDING SURVEY, Hexham Abbey House: Archaeological Investigations 2011; P Ryder
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, LAND AT HEXHAM PRIORY 2012; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
DESK BASED ASSESSMENT, Hexham Abbey House. The South-West (Clinic) Wing. Archaeological Buildings Assessment 2014
WATCHING BRIEF, Hexham Abbey - west range floor and monastic workshop (Area C) 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
WATCHING BRIEF, Hexham Abbey - west range courtyard stairs (Area F) 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
WATCHING BRIEF, Hexham Abbey - service trench on north side of Prior's Court (Area E) 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
BUILDING SURVEY, Abbey House, Hexham Abbey 2014; The Archaeological Practice Ltd
HERITAGE ASSESSMENT, Abbey House, Hexham. Heritage Asset Statement 2015
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