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HER Number:	8632
Type of record:	Building
Name:	RUINS OF THORNTON ABBEY SOUTH PRECINCT GATEWAY

Summary

Ruins of Thornton Abbey south precinct gateway

Grid Reference:	TA 118 186
Map Sheet:	TA11NW
Parish:	THORNTON CURTIS, NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE
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Monument Types

GATE (MED:C14,C15, Medieval - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)

Protected Status

Listed Building (II) 1103714: RUINS OF THORNTON ABBEY SOUTH PRECINCT GATEWAY APPROXIMATELY 180 METRES SOUTH OF ABBOT'S LODGE

Associated Finds - None

Associated Events

Desk based assessment, Natural Gas Pipeline between Transco and Killingholme 'A' Power Station, North Killingholme, 2000
Survey of South Precinct Boundary Wall & South Gate Piers, Thornton Abbey

Full description

TA 11 NW THORTON CURTIS THORNTON ABBEY ROAD (east side, of)
10/90 Ruins of Thornton Abbey south precinct gateway approximately 180 metres south of Abbot's Lodge.
GV II
Ruins of former gateway in south precinct wall of Thornton Abbey. Probably C14-C15. Two sections of walling flanking entrance opposite causeway across moat. Chalk rubble and squared blocks, brick and limestone ashlar. Section to east, c3 metres high, c2.5 metres east-west and cl metre thick, has chalk rubble core with brick through-courses, brick plinth and facing of squared chalk, brick and limestone ashlar. Section to west, c3 metres high, c2 metres north-south and cl metre thick, survives as mortared chalk rubble core with some brick on east side.
Listing NGR: TA1185518690 [1]

Scheduled monument consent regarding repair and maintenance works associated with Higher Level Stewardship agreement AG00426922 [2]

An assessment of the gate piers was carried out by ArcHeritage in 2014, in order to inform a management plan for consolidation and repair (funded through Environmental Stewardship agreement AG00426922). Appendix 5 comprised a specification for the consolidation works. [3, 4]

The gate piers were consolidated and supported by new brick pillars in autumn 2015, as part of Environmental Stewardship scheme AG00426922. [5]

<1> English Heritage/NMR, 2005, Listed building system data in MIDAS XML format, 165891 (COMPUTER DISK/TAPE). SLS2963.

<2> English Heritage, 2014, Scheduled Monument Consent (ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS). SLS6520.

<3> Christine Hopwood-Lewis, Natural England, 2013, Brief for producing a Management Plan (UNPUBLISHED TEXT). SLS6548.

<4> 2015, Thornton Abbey - Management Plan for South Precinct Boundary Wall & South Gate Piers (REPORT - INTERIM, RESEARCH, SPECIALIST, ETC). SLS7111.

<5> Natural England, 2015, AG00426922 Thornton Photos (SURVEY - PHOTOGRAPHIC). SLS7224.

Sources and further reading

<1>	COMPUTER DISK/TAPE: English Heritage/NMR. 2005. Listed building system data in MIDAS XML format. CD. 165891.
<2>	ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS: English Heritage. 2014. Scheduled Monument Consent. PDF.
<3>	UNPUBLISHED TEXT: Christine Hopwood-Lewis, Natural England. 2013. Brief for producing a Management Plan. pdf.
<4>	REPORT - INTERIM, RESEARCH, SPECIALIST, ETC: 2015. Thornton Abbey - Management Plan for South Precinct Boundary Wall & South Gate Piers. January 2015. Pdf document.
<5>	SURVEY - PHOTOGRAPHIC: Natural England. 2015. AG00426922 Thornton Photos. November 2014. pdf.

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