Monument record TR 15 NE 30 - Archbishop's Palace (The Old Palace), Bekesbourne

Summary

Site of an archiepiscopal palace, built in circa 1552 for Cranmer using buildings belonging to Christchurch, Canterbury and destroyed in the Civil War; only the gatehouse, now a cottage survives. Excavations uncovered Roman settlement debris. The present house is late 18th to 19th century in date. Scheduled.

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Grid reference Centred TR 1932 5552 (204m by 201m) FCE
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish BEKESBOURNE-WITH-PATRIXBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Swale & Thames Archaeological Survey Company, Archaeological evaluation on land situated off Station Road, Bekesbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE54609.

Tim Tatton-Brown, Arch Cant 1980, 1980, Old Palace, Bekesbourne nr. Canterbury (Article in serial). SKE29329.

<1> OS 6" 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48371.

<2> MHLG (1953/11/A) December 1960 11 (OS Card Reference). SKE46964.

<3> F1 ASP 05-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE41940.

<4> Arch Cant 92 1976 240-1 (OS Card Reference). SKE36094.

<5> Arch Cant 93 1977 216 (TT Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36130.

<6> Britannia 9 1978 468 (OS Card Reference). SKE38384.

<7> DOE(IAM) Rec Form 19.10.78 (OS Card Reference). SKE41427.

<8> DOE(HHR) District of City of Canterbury 1980 31 32 (OS Card Reference). SKE41127.

<9> Post Medieval Architecture 12 1978 109 (J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE48547.

<10> CBA Arch in Britain 1977 55-56 (OS Card Reference). SKE38753.

<11> AP CUCAP B2R 87-8 12.07.76 (OS Card Reference). SKE34162.

<12> GATEHOUSE AT OLD PALACE, BEKESOME, FROM EAST. (Photograph). SKE2617.

<13> GATEHOUSE AT OLD PALACE, BEKESOME, FROM SOUTH. (Photograph). SKE2618.

<14> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Watching Brief at Archbishop's Palce Site of, Bekesbourne (Unpublished document). SKE7226.

<15> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

Sources/Archives (17)

  • --- Article in serial: Tim Tatton-Brown, Arch Cant 1980. 1980. Old Palace, Bekesbourne nr. Canterbury. Arch Cant 96, 1980, pp.27-29.
  • --- Unpublished document: Swale & Thames Archaeological Survey Company. Archaeological evaluation on land situated off Station Road, Bekesbourne, Kent.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1962.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: MHLG (1953/11/A) December 1960 11.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 05-FEB-65.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 92 1976 240-1.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 93 1977 216 (TT Brown).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Britannia 9 1978 468.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) Rec Form 19.10.78.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) District of City of Canterbury 1980 31 32.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Post Medieval Architecture 12 1978 109 (J Cherry).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: CBA Arch in Britain 1977 55-56.
  • <11> OS Card Reference: AP CUCAP B2R 87-8 12.07.76.
  • <12> Photograph: GATEHOUSE AT OLD PALACE, BEKESOME, FROM EAST.. OS65/F59/2. Black and White. Negative.
  • <13> Photograph: GATEHOUSE AT OLD PALACE, BEKESOME, FROM SOUTH.. OS65/F59/1. Black and White. Negative.
  • <14> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. Watching Brief at Archbishop's Palce Site of, Bekesbourne.
  • <15>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #745 Palace, ]

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Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation on land situated off Station Road, Bekesbourne, Kent (EKE21177)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at The Old Palace (Ref: EI 15128) (EKE4072)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at The Old Palace (Ref: EI 36046) (EKE4429)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Flint Cottage, The Old Palace, Bekesbourne, Kent (Ref: FCB-WB-09) (EKE11193)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at the Archbishop's Palace, Bekesbourne (Ref: Cat 789) (EKE5343)

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Dec 16 2021 7:40PM