The Priory

Formerly known as Broad Marston Priory, the present building was primarily built in the 17th and 18th centuries around an earlier building. It is a large house built from Cotswold and blue lias stone with plain tiled roofs. The west range was built in the mid-17th century with the earlier structure attached at the west end. This part is built from blue lias, although timber framing is exposed on the north gable. Below that are leaded windows, "triple above, triple below and triple with top lights above". There are paired diagonal chimney stacks at the south end as are a coped parapet and two shallow gables. The main part uses Cotswold stone. A two-storey rear wing built from blue ilas…