Listed Building record TR 15 NW 953 - POOR PRIESTS HOSPITAL

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1217 to 1799 St Mary's Hospital Founded before 1225, rebuilt in 1373 but since altered and enlarged. It was suppressed as a hospital in 1575. The original portion is L shaped, is mainly 13th-14th century, and consists of the chapel, hall, undercroft and service wing. Constructed of timber, flint and brick. Excavations have found traces of earlier buildings which appear to confirm documentary evidence that the site was cleared in 1175 for the construction of the hospital. The remains of an early 13th century chapel were found to underlie the present 14th century chapel. A 12th century fireplace in a service wing was also discovered. Early in 1939 , the medieval Poor Priests’ Hospital (which then housed the St John’s Ambulance Brigade) entered civil-defence use as storage for Air-Raid Precautions equipment. Perhaps around this time it was adopted as a civil-defence ambulance station. The site and building were adapted, and radually, other nearby buildings were annexed to the depot’s requirements. The building was rendered unusable in the ‘Baedeker’ raid of June 1942, but the service later returned, and remained here until June 1944.

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Grid reference Centred TR 14725 57768 (45m by 42m) (18 map features)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee, 01/01/39, Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6 (Unpublished document). SKE14763.

Crampton P., 01/01/95, Canterbury in the Late 1940s: The Buddleia Years (Bibliographic reference). SKE14764.

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

<2> MRH Eng & Wales 1953 261 (D Knowles & RN Hadcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE47435.

<3> Arch J 86 1930 108-10 plan (WH Godfrey) (OS Card Reference). SKE36725.

<4> MHLG (944/11/A Mar 1962) 56 (OS Card Reference). SKE47045.

<5> AM Eng & Wales 1961 59 (OS Card Reference). SKE33010.

<6> F1 FGA 01-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42878.

<7> Arch Cant 96 1980 399-402 (P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36266.

<8> Arch Cant 97 1981 276-279 (P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36284.

<9> Arch Cant 98 1982 216-220 plan (P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36310.

<10> Medieval Archaeol 27 1983 188-189 plan (SM Youngs, J Clark and TB Barry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46849.

<11> Arch J 126 1969 237 (WG Urry) (OS Card Reference). SKE36545.

<12> MRH Eng and Wales 1971 317 350 (D Knowles and RN Hadcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE47443.

<13> CAT Ann Rep 3 1978-9 20 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38669.

<14> CAT Ann Rep 4 1979-80 32 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38670.

<15> CAT Ann Rep 5 1980-1 15 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38672.

<16> CAT Ann Rep 6 1981-2 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38678.

<17> CAT Ann Rep 7 1982-3 30 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38685.

<18> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent 1973 265 (OS Card Reference). SKE39973.

<19> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Pers Comm EH to KCC 26.2.97 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<20> Gostling, W., 1796, A Walk in and About the Ancient City of Canterbury (Monograph). SKE29741.

<21> Hasted, E, 1799, The History of the Ancient and Metropolitical City of Canterbury. Vol 1. Canterbury (Article in monograph). SKE29735.

<22> Somner, W., 1703, The Antiquities of Canterbury (Article in monograph). SKE29736.

<23> Bennet, P., 1980, The Poor Priests Hospital (Article in serial). SKE29742.

<24> Bennet, P., 1982, The Poor Priests Hospital - The Solar Undercroft (Article in serial). SKE29743.

<25> Detsicas, A. P., 1981, Collectanea Historica. Essays in Memory of Sturt Rigold. Edited by Alec Detsicas (Monograph). SKE29745.

<26> Urry, W., 1967, Canterbury under the Angevin Kings (Monograph). SKE28529.

<27> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee. 01/01/39. Canterbury City Council Emergency Committee Minute Books 1 to 6.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: Crampton P.. 01/01/95. Canterbury in the Late 1940s: The Buddleia Years.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1/2500 1957.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: MRH Eng & Wales 1953 261 (D Knowles & RN Hadcock).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch J 86 1930 108-10 plan (WH Godfrey).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: MHLG (944/11/A Mar 1962) 56.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: AM Eng & Wales 1961 59.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 01-FEB-65.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 96 1980 399-402 (P Bennett).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 97 1981 276-279 (P Bennett).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 98 1982 216-220 plan (P Bennett).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: Medieval Archaeol 27 1983 188-189 plan (SM Youngs, J Clark and TB Barry).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: Arch J 126 1969 237 (WG Urry).
  • <12> OS Card Reference: MRH Eng and Wales 1971 317 350 (D Knowles and RN Hadcock).
  • <13> OS Card Reference: CAT Ann Rep 3 1978-9 20 (T Tatton-Brown).
  • <14> OS Card Reference: CAT Ann Rep 4 1979-80 32 (T Tatton-Brown).
  • <15> OS Card Reference: CAT Ann Rep 5 1980-1 15 (T Tatton-Brown).
  • <16> OS Card Reference: CAT Ann Rep 6 1981-2 (T Tatton-Brown).
  • <17> OS Card Reference: CAT Ann Rep 7 1982-3 30 (T Tatton-Brown).
  • <18> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent 1973 265.
  • <19> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Pers Comm EH to KCC 26.2.97.
  • <20> Monograph: Gostling, W.. 1796. A Walk in and About the Ancient City of Canterbury.
  • <21> Article in monograph: Hasted, E. 1799. The History of the Ancient and Metropolitical City of Canterbury. Vol 1. Canterbury.
  • <22> Article in monograph: Somner, W.. 1703. The Antiquities of Canterbury.
  • <23> Article in serial: Bennet, P.. 1980. The Poor Priests Hospital.
  • <24> Article in serial: Bennet, P.. 1982. The Poor Priests Hospital - The Solar Undercroft.
  • <25> Monograph: Detsicas, A. P.. 1981. Collectanea Historica. Essays in Memory of Sturt Rigold. Edited by Alec Detsicas.
  • <26> Monograph: Urry, W.. 1967. Canterbury under the Angevin Kings.
  • <27>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #328 listed building, ]

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Related Events/Activities (8)

  • Intrusive Event: Poor Priest's Hospital (EKE13470)
  • Intrusive Event: Poor Priest's Hospital (20a and 21a Stour Street) (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13464)
  • Intrusive Event: Poor Priest's Hospital (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13465)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Poor Priest's Hospital, Service Wing (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13469)
  • Intrusive Event: Poor Priest's Hospital, Stour Street (Ref: CAT: 115) (EKE13463)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Poor Priest's Hospital, Stour Street (Ref: CAT: 238) (EKE13468)
  • Intrusive Event: POOR PRIESTS' HOSPITAL,STOUR STREET (Ref: EI 15441) (EKE4291)
  • Intrusive Event: POOR PRIESTS' HOSPITAL,STOUR STREET (Ref: EI 15442) (EKE4765)

Record last edited

Feb 1 2022 4:47PM