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The Old Priory Barn was purchased by the
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stone. The exact dates of the building are disputed, but is argued to be from the late 15th or early 16th century, and replacing an earlier 13th or 14th-century building on the site, but incorporating some of the earlier building. It was a
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which was founded about 1115, although there is some evidence that its early use was not as a barn but as a guesthouse or quarters for a Priory official. The local stone rubble has been repaired with red brick and has a
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until 1999 when it was descheduled. The building was once used as a chapel by
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memorabilia, a club with which current chairman
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The exhibits and displays in the museum primarily cover the cricket club's history, including
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The
History of Taunton Priory in the County of Somerset
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536:. Somerset Cricket Museum. Archived from
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452:"Priory Barn, Priory Avenue, Taunton"
341:Extensive urban archeological surveys
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793:Imperial Athletic Ground, Bristol
629:Players (100+ FC/LA appearances)
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870:1981 Benson & Hedges Cup
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601:Somerset County Cricket Club
588:Somerset County Cricket Club
282:England women's cricket team
200:Somerset County Cricket Club
1166:Museums established in 1989
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737:Knowle Cricket Club Ground
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785:Morlands Athletic Ground
745:Agricultural Showgrounds
1084:Somerset Cricket Museum
865:1979 John Player League
833:Westlands Sports Ground
804:(1961; 1975–1977; 2002)
713:Recreation Ground, Bath
311:. J. R. Smith, London.
188:Somerset Cricket Museum
19:Somerset Cricket Museum
1074:First-class cricketers
809:Devonshire Park Ground
366:historicengland.org.uk
1110:Spencer Ponsonby-Fane
53:Shown within Somerset
1100:John Loraine Baldwin
504:"The cricket museum"
305:Thomas Hugo (1860).
1161:Museums in Somerset
1156:Cricket in Somerset
1151:History of Somerset
1079:First-class matches
880:1983 NatWest Trophy
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332:Gathercole, Clare.
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400:. Historic England
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634:All players
534:"I Zingari"
220:Augustinian
163:4 July 1975
155:Priory Barn
146:– Grade II*
127:Peter Yates
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86:Coordinates
62:Established
1130:Categories
436:17 January
292:References
274:Ian Botham
270:Test match
264:Collection
160:Designated
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1058:I Zingari
398:Pastscape
334:"Taunton"
286:I Zingari
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80:, England
1093:Founders
1066:The club
926:Twenty20
709:Previous
649:Captains
620:The club
228:tie-beam
206:Building
196:Somerset
78:Somerset
70:Location
937:Seasons
909:Records
853:Honours
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680:Grounds
659:Seasons
255:History
192:Taunton
172:1344774
132:Website
124:Curator
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