Remains of Priory of St Denys in Back Gardens of Nos 1 and 2 Southampton, England
Listed Building Data
Remains of Priory of St Denys in Back Gardens of Nos 1 and 2 has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1091999
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 9 September 1954
- Name
- REMAINS OF THE PRIORY OF ST DENYS IN THE BACK GARDENS OF NOS 1 AND 2
- Location
- REMAINS OF THE PRIORY OF ST DENYS IN THE BACK GARDENS OF NOS 1 AND 2, 1 AND 2, PRIORY AVENUE
- District
- City of Southampton
- Grid Reference
- SU 43603 14145
- Easting
- 443603.0000
- Northing
- 114145.0000
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
- PRIORY AVENUE 5239 St Denys
Remains of the Priory of St Denys in the back gardens of Nos 1 and 2 (formerly listed under SU 41 SW 10/204 9.9.54 Priory Avenue Portswood).
II
- The Priory of St Denys was founded by Henry I for Austin Canons about 1124. Rebuilt after destruction by the French in 1338 during the raid on Southampton. Dissolved in 1536. All that remains is a C14 section of a wall of stone rubble about 25 feet in length by 20 feet in height with a pointed archway in it. Scheduled as an ancient monument. (See also Bugle Street, Archway of St Denys Priory in the grounds of Tudor House Museum and St Denys Road, Church of St Denys).
Listing NGR: SU4360314145
