TR 15 NE 129 - Church of St Mary Queningate - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 15 NE 129 - Church of St Mary Queningate

Summary

Church of St Mary Queningate, Canterbury, extant by 1166, probably gone by 1400 when the area was incorporated within Christchurch Priory, though a will of 1514 mentions the altar of "Our Lady of Queyning gate".

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Grid reference	Centred TR 1526 5785 (23m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	TR15NE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

CHURCH (Medieval - 1166 AD? to 1400 AD)

Full Description

[TR 15255785] Site of St Mary of Queningate, medieval. (1-2) Church of St Mary Queningate, Canterbury, extant by 1166, probably gone by 1400 when the area was incorporated within Christchurch Priory, though a will of 1514 mentions the altar of "Our Lady of Queyning gate" (3a). Foundations in "Memorial" garden seen in 1919 (3a). (3) The church of St Mary Queningate, judged from the foundations discovered in 1919, was about 38 feet square. (4)

From the Register of Scheduled Monuments:

The scheduling includes…The site of St Mary's Quenin Gate.(6)

<1> "Testa Cant" E Kent 1907 56 235 (A Hussey) (OS Card Reference). SKE32689.

<2> F1 WCW 01-SEP-54 (OS Card Reference). SKE43044.

<3> Dr W Urry City of Canterbury Archivist (OS Card Reference). SKE41512.

<4> CBA Churches Comm Bull 25 1989 - compiled 1984 - 12-3 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38776.

<5> Canterbury Under The Angevin King's 1967 209 (W Urry) (OS Card Reference). SKE38560.

<6> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

Sources/Archives (6)

<1> SKE32689 OS Card Reference: "Testa Cant" E Kent 1907 56 235 (A Hussey).
<2> SKE43044 OS Card Reference: F1 WCW 01-SEP-54.
<3> SKE41512 OS Card Reference: Dr W Urry City of Canterbury Archivist.
<4> SKE38776 OS Card Reference: CBA Churches Comm Bull 25 1989 - compiled 1984 - 12-3 (T Tatton-Brown).
<5> SKE38560 OS Card Reference: Canterbury Under The Angevin King's 1967 209 (W Urry).
<6>XY SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #749 Church, ]