Grade I listed building · Historic England

North Precinct Wall

Listed Grade I since 195274 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

WWalls & gatesCACathedral Precincts conservation area1952Listed

About

About North Precinct Wall

North Precinct Wall is one of 34 Grade I listed buildings in Gloucester and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 170 buildings in Gloucester to be listed, on 23 January 1952, and its entry was last amended on 15 December 1998. It stands in the Cathedral Precincts conservation area, designated in 1968. Within 400 metres are 21 more Grade I buildings and 134 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1271580↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Gloucester · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Around it

41 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II*Kings School and Remains of Abbots Lodging28 m IIPalace Cottage (The Kings School)34 m IICollege Arms40 m II6-12, St Marys Street56 m IIGazebo in South West Corner of Kings School Garden61 m II*3, Millers Green61 m II4A, Millers Green62 m ILittle Cloister House64 m II4B, Millers Green69 m ILittle Cloister72 m II13, Pitt Street72 m II5, Millers Green73 m IIThe Old Mill House73 m IRemains of Monastic Infirmary73 m IIRailings to School Playground on North Side of Gymnasium77 m II12, Pitt Street79 m IINumbers 6A, 6B and 6C and Attached Forecourt Walls82 m IPassage from Cathedral Cloisters to Former Monastic Infirmary84 m

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ICathedral Cloister and Lavatorium88 m II*The Deanery and Attached Forecourt Walls and Railings88 m II7-11, Pitt Street93 m IRemains of Reservoir, North West Corner of Cathedral Cloister Garth96 m II*Dulverton House (Kings School)101 m IINumber 7 and Attached Wall102 m ISt Oswalds Priory104 m II6, Pitt Street107 m IIKings School Gymnasium108 m IInner Gate Adjoining Number 15 College Green108 m IICommunity House and Attached Wall with Piers110 m IChurch House112 m IIMonument House114 m IIFormer Coach House to North East of Dulverton House (Kings School)116 m II5, Pitt Street117 m ICathedral Chapter House117 m ISt Marys Gate Adjoining Number 14 College Green121 m ICathedral Treasury, Vestry and Library127 m II*14, College Green132 m IIBishop Hooper's Monument133 m IIPaddock House138 m II13, College Green141 m II*War Memorial to the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry150 m

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Questions about North Precinct Wall

Is North Precinct Wall listed?

Yes. North Precinct Wall is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1271580), first listed on 23 January 1952.

Can you visit North Precinct Wall?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is North Precinct Wall in a conservation area?

Yes, the Cathedral Precincts conservation area, designated in 1968.

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