Report K610 - October 2000 tw ca Cleeve Abbey Washford Somerset co op ow fu Conservation Plan October 2000 i) The welcoming inscription over the gatehouse to the abbey which translates as. io “Gate be open, shut to no honest person? coo (porta pate [nJs esto / [n]ulli claudar{is] honfe]st[o]) ta idGe mah Table of Contents wu 1- Summary 1 2- Background 25 4 3~ Understanding the Place 6-100 3.1 The Cistercian background 8-10 | 3.2. The foundation of Cleeve 11-19 3.2.1 The early history of the land which became the abbey estate u | 3.2.2 The lands granted to the Cistercians 1-12 3.2.3 The development of the abbey buildings 12-15 3.2.4 The enclosures of the medieval precinct 15-19 | 3.3. The historic development of the abbey buildings 20-49 J 3.3.1 Phase 1: Foundation and construction of the abbey, 1198-c1300 20-30 q 3.3.2 Phase 2: Minor 14th century ork 30 3.3.3 Phase 3: Building works by Abbot Juynor, c1460-1487 30-34 3.3.4 Phase 4: Alterations for Abbot Dovell, 1520-36 34-37 F 3.3.5 Medieval painting 38-41 ] 3.3.6 Medieval tiles 42-45 . 3.3.7 Cistercian water engineering 46-49 3.4 The abbey granges & Cistercian farming, 50-52 A 3.5 The surrender of the abbey 52.53 L 3.6 The abbey as a mansion 1536-c1650 5457 3.7 The abbey as farmhouse and farmbuildings ¢1650-1868/9 58-61 / 1 3.8 The abbey as a monument - from at least 1754-2000 62-99 E 3.8.1 c1754-1875 62-66 3.8.2 1875-1951 66-75 ] 3.83 1951-2000, the state-managed ruin 76-103 3.8.4 1984-2000 92-103 Endnotes, 104 A 4~ Cultural Significance 105-113 4.1 The guardianship site as a whole 106 4.2 The Cistercian water management system 106 j 43 The claustral ranges & cloister garth 106-108 . 4.4 The wallpaintings 108 4.5. The tiles 108 | 4.6 The gatehouse 108 4.7 The bridge across the Washford River 109 4.8 The farmhouse range 109 | 4.9 The coach house range 109 4.10. The precinet enclosures 11-113 4.1 Landscape and ecology 113 q 5~ Defining Issues 115-143 5.1 Redefining the monument in 2000 1s E 32. Statuary nor stutry contol neit9 A 5.3. The inheritance of works since 1951 119-121 5.4 Vulnerability of the Cistercian water management system 122 F 5.5. Vulnerability resulting from drainage problems 122-124 ] A Dp5.6 Potential risk from boundary anomalies 124-126 5.7 Vulnerability arising from past re-pointing regimes 126 58 of the painted decoration 126 59 of the tiles 126-130 ' 5.10 Vunerability ofthe collections in general 1B | 5.11 Ecological diversity on site BI 5.12 The use of the bui 131-133 5.14 Access 134-138 4 5.15. Education 138-139 . 5.16 Fire & security 139 5.17. Vulnerability arising from poor making, keeping | retrieval and use of records 139-141 5.18 The Crown Estate and neighbours 141-142 5.19 ‘TheWashford By-Pass 142-143 a 6 Conservation Policies 145-159 1 Vision Policy 146 § 2- Adoption of the Conservation Plan 146 3- Broad aims 146-147 4- Policies towards the fabric 147-148 5+ Policies towards the painted decoration 148-149 | 6- Policies towards the tiles 149-151 7 Policies towards collections 151 8- Policies towards archaeology 151 | 9- Policies towards the evidence for Cistercian water engineering 151-152 10- Policies towards the landscape & ecology 152-153 11 = Policies towards site drainage 153-154 ] 12+ Policies towards records 154-155 13- Policies towards the local community 155 14- Policies towards use ofthe buildings 155-156 | 15- Policies towards the site as a spiritual/tranquil place 156 16- Policies towards new road schemes in Washford Village 156 17 Policies towards boundary anomalies 156 q 18- Policies towards education 157 19 Policies towards interpretation 157-158 20- Policies towards physical access 159 1 21- Policies towards sec 159 . 7 Consultation, Adoption, Implementation and Review 159-160 . 7.1 Consultation 159 ] ; 160 L 73 Implementation 159-160 74 Review 160 Appendix One ~ Inventory of Robert Boteler 163-169 q Sources 171-181 Acknowledgements 183-184 | Conditions 18s ; | CT