The Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel is a former priory on Franklynn Road (the B2272) in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England. Built in 1886, to a design by Edward Goldie, it is now Grade II listed.[1][2]
| Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel | |
|---|---|
 Pictured in 2009 | |
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| 50°59′43″N 0°05′56″W / 50.99514°N 0.09877°W | |
| Location | Haywards Heath, West Sussex |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | closed |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | used |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed building |
| Designated | 11 December 1987 |
| Completed | 1886 |
| Closed | 1978 |
The priory was built for a community of nuns from Bruges. It was Haywards Heath's first Roman Catholic church. A separate church (St Paul's) was established nearby in 1930. The nuns moved to Sayers Common in 1978, and the building was converted into a restaurant, offices and conference facilities.[3]
In August 2007, the priory was visited for an episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, fronted by chef Gordon Ramsay, which aired in November 2007. The building was occupied at the time by The Priory Grill, a 100-seat restaurant owned by Scott Aitchison.[4][5] Aitchison, a former IT consultant, bought the building earlier in 2007 for £300,000 and started to lose around £5,000 a week. The restaurant closed in 2008, and later became a tapas restaurant. The building is now divided up into 43 flats.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "The Minstrels Gallery Restaurant: The Priory Club and Squash Courts – Haywards Heath – West Sussex – England". British Listed Buildings. Good Stuff. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "THE MINSTRELS GALLERY RESTAURANT THE PRIORY CLUB AND SQUASH COURTS, Haywards Heath - 1192431 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "The Priory of Our Lady". BBC – Domesday Reloaded. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Haywards Heath eaterie turns its back on Ramsay's big idea". The Argus. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Aitchison, Scott (28 November 2007). "Gordon Ramsay checks into the Priory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "The Priory, Haywards Heath - 17134". Move Revolution. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Historic building is now home to 43 'luxury' apartments". The Argus. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2024.