Monument record TR 15 NE 271 - Dormitory St augustins abbey

Summary

Great dorter at St Augustine's Abbey, completed by Abbot Hugh de Fleury in 1120. Mostly destroyed in the 17th century but much of the large north wall of the dormitory is still visible. The dormitory was built on a large groin-vaulted undercroft and has been calculated to have been three bays wide by about fourteen bays long. It is thought to have been the longest monastic dormitory in the country.

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Grid reference TR 1550 5779 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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The dormitory of St Augustine's Abbey seems to have been completed by Abbot Hugh Flory c1120. Originally 204x44ft, it is one of the longestin the country. Thorne (a) states that it had a chapel constructed init and studies adjoining, but hardly anything now remains above groundexcept the N end wall, which stands to a height of 24ft. (1) Great dorter, standing upon an undercroft, destroyed to within a few feet of floor level except the N end. Dormitory undercroft 193ftx42ftdivided by 2 rows of columns supporting the vault. (2) Dormitory partly uncovered during excavations in 1902-3 by Routledge. (3) Additional reference (TR 15515780: see illustration card for plan). (4) Historic England archive material (5)


<1> Arch Cant 26 1904 7-8 (S Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE34909.

<2> St Augustine's Abbey DOE Handbook 1955 21 (A Clapham) (OS Card Reference). SKE49557.

<3> Arch Cant 100 1984 338 343 (M Sparks) (OS Card Reference). SKE34543.

<4> St Augustine's Abbey Eng Heritage Handbook 1988 15 29 (M Sparks) (OS Card Reference). SKE49567.

<5> Historic England, Archive material associated with The Refectory at St Augustine's Abbey (Archive). SKE54639.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 26 1904 7-8 (S Evans).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: St Augustine's Abbey DOE Handbook 1955 21 (A Clapham).
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 100 1984 338 343 (M Sparks). [Mapped feature: #43550 Dormatory, ]
  • <4> OS Card Reference: St Augustine's Abbey Eng Heritage Handbook 1988 15 29 (M Sparks).
  • <5> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with The Refectory at St Augustine's Abbey.

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Record last edited

Jan 12 2022 2:26PM