Listed Building: CHRISTCHURCH GATEWAY (1085119)
Grade | I |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 856, 4, 23 |
Date assigned | 03 December 1949 |
Date last amended |
Description
1. 944 BURGATE (North East Side)
Christchurch Gateway TR 1457 NE 4/23 3.12.49.
I GV
2. The entrance to the Cathedral Precincts. Built in 1517 and restored by Caroe in the 1930s. 3 storeys ragstone and artificial stone. A square building with octagonal turrets Lierne-vaulted ground noon entered through a wide 4-centred arch and a foot arch. Rooms on 2 storeys above the vault. The lower floor has bands of shields on quatrefoils, the upper floor has half-length angels carrying shields. The heraldic shields commemorate Prince Asthur, the eldest son of Henry VII who died in 1502. The wooden doors are C17.
Nos 23 to 37 (consec) and the Christchurch Gateway form a group.
Listing NGR: TR1498357860
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 1498 5786 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR15NW |
Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 4:25PM