Abbot Reginald's Gateway - Evesham, Worcestershire - Romanesque Architecture on Waymarking.com

"The only specimen of Norman architecture in the town is the gateway between the market place and the church yard on each side is a row of small ornamental saxon arches rising about four feet and a half from the ground the stones with which it is constructed are large and massive and of a dark brown hue a modern building is erected over it."

SOURCE - A short account of the history and antiquities of Evesham
By Edward John Rudge (ISBN 10: 1340968045)

"Norman work of circa 1120. Single order of columns with block capitals. Blind arcading to sides and thin triple shafts. The chamber above is much later, being probably C15."

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"The earliest architectural remains are the work of Norman abbots. The most perfect relic of this period is Abbot Reginald‘s Gateway, now leading from the market-place into the churchyard, which consists of side walls both decorated with round arches and shafts. The building above has been much “restored." As there are no signs of stone groining, the superstructure was, in all probability, always of timber, but the design of the arcades, and certain moulded arch stones found embedded in the soil below would seem to point to the existence in former times of two stone arches, one at each end, which would add much to the strength of the building. This gateway stood in a line of wall enclosing the monastic precincts and the outer yard in which stand the parish churches, and stretching to the river eastwards and westwards. The lower portions of the walls have recently been cleared of earth and exposed to view. It will be noticed that the soil has risen by gradual accumulation to a height of several feet above its original level in the seven hundred and fifty years which have elapsed since the construction. In monastic times this gateway figured in the important ceremony attending the installation of a new abbot. Before entering the precincts of the monastery the destined prelate, accompanied by his chaplains and personal following, halted in this comer of the market-place, and after entering one of the adjoining houses where his shoes were removed he proceeded barefoot into the churchyard. The whole convent, duly accoutred, were in waiting, and as soon as the new abbot appeared in the gate they emerged in ordered procession front the north porch of the great church to meet him. After various formalities he was solemnly escorted to the church, where further important ceremonials were performed."

SOURCE - Evesham By Edmund H. New (ISBN-10: 1414255756) p.26

Web site proof of Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque features: [Web Link] Date of origin: 1130 Type of building (structure): Fortified structure (city walls, gate, tower) Address: Abbot Reginald's Gateway Market Place Evesham Worcestershire England WR11 4RW Architect(s) if known: Not listed Romanesque or Pre-Romanesque: Not listed

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