Dunstable Priory House
Has been described as a Questionable Palace (Royal)
There are masonry ruins/remnants remains
| Name | Dunstable Priory House |
| Alternative Names | |
| Historic Country | Bedfordshire |
| Modern Authority | Bedfordshire |
| 1974 Authority | Bedfordshire |
| Civil Parish | Dunstable |
The Augustinian Priory of St Peter was founded by Henry I, Christmas 1131-2. The Priory was dissolved in 1540. Henry VIII ordered the conversion of part of the conventual buildings into a royal residence, but following his death, no further works were carried out, and Queen Mary sold it to Sir Leonard Chamberlain for £300. The conventual church, built during the latter half of C12 and completed in 1220, with one tower rebuilt in C15, was thoroughly restored in 1871. Only the nave of the original church remains. Other extant buildings remain in the Priory House Gateway, where there is C15 stone archway with a smaller gateway on the right. Priory House stands on the site of the Priory Guesthouse and are reputed to contain C13 vaulted room. (PastScape)
This site is a scheduled monument protected by law
This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law
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| OS Map Grid Reference | TL019217 |
| Latitude | 51.8856315612793 |
| Longitude | -0.519299983978271 |
| Eastings | 501980 |
| Northings | 221770 |
