| Name: | Cheylesmore Manor Gatehouse, Manor House Drive |
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| HER no.: | MCT887 |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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Summary
The gatehouse to Cheylesmore Manor. Dating to the 16th century, the building incorporates parts of the 14th century manor house. The gatehouse is a grade II* listed building.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3335 7865 |
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| Former Parish: | St. Michael's |
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Monument Type(s):
- BUILDING (Built, Earlier Medieval to 16th Century - 1301 AD to 1600 AD (between))
- GATEHOUSE (Built, Earlier Medieval to 16th Century - 1301 AD to 1600 AD (between))
- TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (Built, Earlier Medieval to 16th Century - 1301 AD to 1600 AD (between))
Protected Status
- Listed Building (II*) 218536: CHEYLESMORE MANOR, MANOR HOUSE DRIVE
Full description
1> 16th century manor gatehouse incorporating parts of 2 wings of 14th century manor house, 15th century
1st floor of north wing. Much restored. Timber frame, plaster infilling,
some ground floor stonework. Gables either end of tiled roof. Central
carriageway with blocked 4 centred arched doorway, 16th century newel staircase, 1st
floor 2 curved headed stone fireplace surrounds. The Manor House settled
1337 on the Black Prince, who visited it for long periods, as did Queen
Isabella.
2> Earls Half, seat came to manor of Cheylesmore... Queen Isabella came into
possession of manor of Coventry, now called Cheylesmore (1330)...No evidence
regarding first building, earliest appearance can only certainly be traced to
c1250. Full history of estate. Probably before city walls built, house and its immediate
environs were enclosed by moat, some of remains of which appear to have
survived until the early 16th century etc etc.
6> The only manor house which stood within the actual walls of the late medieval city of Coventry was that of Cheylesmore, commanding the large Cheylesmore Park. The north range gate-house survives today and constitutes the city's modern Register Office.
<1> DoE, 1974, SP3378NW 10/13, - (-INDEX). SCT184.
<2> Pugh, R. B. (ed), 1969, Victoria County History: A History of the County of Warwickshire - Volume VIII, 8; 2- (--VOLUME). SCT683.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 3378NW, On Map Sheet (-MAP). SCT753.
<4> Ordnance Survey, SP3378, On Map Sheet (-MAP). SCT783.
<5> Ordnance Survey, SP37NW, On Map Sheet (-MAP). SCT738.
<6> Soden, Iain, 2005, Coventry: The Hidden History (TEXT). SCT1116.
<7> Clark, Norman, 1981, A Tale of Three Spires, p. 22 (TEXT). SCT1465.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SCT184 -INDEX: DoE. 1974. SP3378NW 10/13. -. |
| <2> | SCT683 --VOLUME: Pugh, R. B. (ed). 1969. Victoria County History: A History of the County of Warwickshire - Volume VIII. 8; 2-. |
| <3> | SCT753 -MAP: Ordnance Survey. 3378NW. On Map Sheet. |
| <4> | SCT783 -MAP: Ordnance Survey. SP3378. On Map Sheet. |
| <5> | SCT738 -MAP: Ordnance Survey. SP37NW. On Map Sheet. |
| <6> | SCT1116 TEXT: Soden, Iain. 2005. Coventry: The Hidden History. |
| <7> | SCT1465 TEXT: Clark, Norman. 1981. A Tale of Three Spires. p. 22. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
Images
 16th century gatehouse to Cheylesmore Manor, Manor House Drive © Coventry City Council |
 16th century Cheylesmore Manor Gatehouse, Manor House Drive © Coventry City Council |
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