Prestbury houses [30]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 20 May 2021

The main range seen here is The Little Priory, now a separate dwelling but once a wing of The Priory, of which is seen the gable end on the left. The Priory has parts from the 14th century and the late 16th or early C17th century. The 14th century part is constructed of close-studded timber framing with pebble dashed infill exposed on the first floor with the ground floor now mostly random squared and dressed limestone. The later part is random squared and dressed limestone, all under a stone slate roof. Some original internal features remain. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1091902 The Little Priory is mid 18th century, extended in the late 19th century and again in the 20th century. Constructed of squared, coursed and dressed limestone under a stone slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1091906 The village of Prestbury, occupied since Saxon times, is some 1½ miles northeast of the town of Cheltenham, which it once rivalled as a commercial centre. A market was established in 1249, but it declined and the historic village is now merely a suburb of the larger town. The village is home to Prestbury Park, the Cheltenham Racecourse. The village is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in Britain.

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