Prittlewell Priory

Prittlewell Priory
Prittlewell Priory in 2008 – cloister area and claustral buildings
Map
General information
StatusPreserved
TypePriory
LocationPrittlewell
Town or citySouthend-on-Sea
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°33′11″N 0°42′18″E / 51.553°N 0.705°E / 51.553; 0.705
Construction startedc.1110 AD
The remains of Prittlewell Priory in Essex, showing the marked layout of the priory church in the foreground and claustral buildings in the background

51°33′11″N 0°42′18″E / 51.553°N 0.705°E / 51.553; 0.705 Prittlewell Priory is a medieval priory in the Prittlewell area of Southend, Essex, England. It was founded in the 12th century, by monks from the Cluniac Priory of St Pancras in Lewes, East Sussex, and passed into private hands at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII. The last private owner, the jeweller R. A. Jones, gave the priory and the grounds to the local council. The grounds now form a public park, Priory Park, and the Grade I listed building[1] is open to the public as a museum. The remains of the priory are a scheduled monument.[2]

  1. ^ "PRITTLEWELL PRIORY, Non Civil Parish - 1112719 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Prittlewell Priory, Non Civil Parish - 1018452 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.