Listed Building record TR 15 NW 1400 - THE OLD LEPER CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1064 to 1840. The Hospital of St Nicholas, Harbledown, was founded c1084 for lepers and c1400 the places were filled by the poor aged and sick. It was not suppressed in the 16thc. The Norman to 14thc church survives but the present hall and dwellings are dated 1840. A gateway and St Nicholas's Farmhouse, (originally the Chantry House), have the date 1685 on them but are probably older, and a piece of medieval stone rubble wall in the north-west corner of the precinct known as the Mint or Clavering, must have formed part of the original building. Harbledown was the last step of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. At the Reformation as subsequently it was converted into almshouses and housed a master, 15 brothers and 15 sisters together with a non-resident Reader or Chaplain. These were rebuilt in 1685 and again in 1840.

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Grid reference TR 13044 58153 (point)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish HARBLEDOWN AND ROUGH COMMON, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Historic England, Archive material associated with St Nicholas' Church in Harbledown, Listed building (Archive). SKE54652.

<1> OS 1/2500 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48127.

<2> Med Rel Houses Eng & Wales 1953 275 (Knowles & Hadcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE46779.

<3> MHLG (1953/11/A Dec 1960) 35 (OS Card Reference). SKE46948.

<4> F1 ASP 05.02.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE41926.

<5> DOE (HHR) Dist of City of Canterbury Kent March 1980 101 (OS Card Reference). SKE40223.

<6> BOE N East & East Kent 1983 340-41 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38203.

<7> Arch Cant 29 1911 261 (OS Card Reference). SKE34964.

<8> Arch J 86 1929 294-298 (G M Livett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36712.

<9> Arch Cant 60 1948 15-16 (FC Elliston-Erwood) (OS Card Reference). SKE35318.

<10> VCH Kent Vol 2 1926 219-220 (RC Fowler) (OS Card Reference). SKE51206.

<11> MRH Eng & Wales 1971 312 322 & 362 (D Knowles & RN Hadcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE47437.

<12> Old Eng Houses of Alms 1910 34 37 (S Heath) (OS Card Reference). SKE47864.

<13> Tanner's Notitia Monastica 1787 Kent xxviii (Naismith) (OS Card Reference). SKE49811.

<14> GATEHOUSE AT ST. NICHOLAS HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSES AT HARBLEDOWN FROM SOUTH. (Photograph). SKE2628.

<15> ST. NICHOLAS HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSES AT HARBLEDOWN FROM SOUTH. (Photograph). SKE2629.

<16> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

<17> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • --- Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with St Nicholas' Church in Harbledown, Listed building.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1/2500 1957.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Med Rel Houses Eng & Wales 1953 275 (Knowles & Hadcock).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: MHLG (1953/11/A Dec 1960) 35.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 05.02.65.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of City of Canterbury Kent March 1980 101.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: BOE N East & East Kent 1983 340-41 (J Newman).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 29 1911 261.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Arch J 86 1929 294-298 (G M Livett).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 60 1948 15-16 (FC Elliston-Erwood).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent Vol 2 1926 219-220 (RC Fowler).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: MRH Eng & Wales 1971 312 322 & 362 (D Knowles & RN Hadcock).
  • <12> OS Card Reference: Old Eng Houses of Alms 1910 34 37 (S Heath).
  • <13> OS Card Reference: Tanner's Notitia Monastica 1787 Kent xxviii (Naismith).
  • <14> Photograph: GATEHOUSE AT ST. NICHOLAS HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSES AT HARBLEDOWN FROM SOUTH.. OS65/F60/7. Black and White. Negative.
  • <15> Photograph: ST. NICHOLAS HOSPITAL ALMSHOUSES AT HARBLEDOWN FROM SOUTH.. OS65/F60/6. Black and White. Negative.
  • <16> Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
  • <17>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #23439 Church, ]

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Record last edited

Feb 4 2024 12:43PM