Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
12929
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/01/1963
Date of Amendment
22/02/1993
Name of Property
The Priory Inn (including 3 properties formerly known Priory Farmhouse, The Steps above Priory Farmh
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Pembrokeshire
Community
Milford Haven
Town
Locality
Easting
190264
Northing
207226
Street Side
Location
Situated to south of Pill Priory ruins.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Medieval and Cl9 farmhouse, now inn, incorporating part of the domestic ranges of Pill Priory founded cl200.
Exterior
Rubble stone with slate roofs, the earliest part L-plan main building, with later additions each end. Two storeys. W section has W end stone stack and S front parallel outside stone stairs to first floor door between raised piers of former pent porch. Small sash window each side. E section has rough masonry small outside stack corbelled out from first floor, two first floor sashes beyond, over door and window. Over roof ridge is apparent part of S gable of rear wing with narrow apex moulded stone lancet, apparently medieval. This rear wing is short with outside N end stack, corbelled out from above ground floor, and with signs that gable has been rebuilt. This section contains the medieval stone vault within.
Additions include W end single storey range and E end low 2-storey section, double fronted with unaligned windows and NE corner stack. All windows were renewed in cl985 restoration with new stone voussoirs and new sills, door heads similarly renewed.
Interior
W end has stone jambs of large fireplace with cl985 arch above. Centre rear vaulted room has rough stone vault similar to those in The Steps.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items at Lower Priory.
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