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Cartmel Priory Gatehouse is a mediæval building in the village of Cartmel in Lancashire. The gatehouse was probably built around 1330-1340. Along with the church, the gatehouse is all that remains of the Augustinian Cartmel Priory. When the Priory was surrendered in 1536, the Gatehouse was one of the few parts of the priory other than the Parish Church, to be saved. The Gatehouse probably escaped because it was the court-house of the manor, and an obviously useful building. It was used for a time as a prison, and as a grammar school from 1624 to 1790. In 1923 the gatehouse became a museum, and was used for exhibitions and meetings, before being presented to the National Trust in 1946. It is listed Grade II and is part of a scheduled monument. It is within the council area of Westmorland and Furness.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1020454.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 54.201063,-2.95459
Grid Reference: SD 3782 7878
Civil Parish: Lower Allithwaite CP
Council Area: Westmorland and Furness CA
Police Area: Cumbria PA

GBPN ID: 300532
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Cartmel_Priory_Gatehouse,_Lancashire_300532

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