Monument record TR 15 NE 296 - C16 building St Augustine's Abbey

Summary

A 16th century building approximately 7 metres square located outside the Abbey building immediately to the south of the south aisle between the charnel chapel and a possible porch leading into the abbey from the lay cemetery. The purpose of the building is unclear. It may have been built some time after the Dissolution although this would mean that it would have had a life of only 15 years. The footings of the building are insubstantial and poorly made and this suggests that the building was a temporary construction possibly used as a workshop by the men engaged in dismantling the abbey.

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Grid reference TR 1542 5774 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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(TR 15425774 - see illustration card for plan). A rectangular structure 7.10m x 6.90m constructed of chalk blocks bonded with pink mortar, located in 1975 by H Woods during excavations for DOE to S of nave. This building rests on the medieval ground surface sealing the graves of the lay cemetery. It was possibly erected after the Dissolution in 1538, but if so it would have had a life of only 15 years as the S aisle walls were demolished in 1553. (1-2) Additional references. (3-5)


<1> Arch Cant 92 1976 229 (H Woods) (OS Card Reference). SKE36084.

<2> Rpt on Excavs St Augustine's Abbey 1960-78:KAS Mon IV 1988 fig 10 plan (D Sherlock H Woods) (OS Card Reference). SKE49352.

<3> CBA Cal Excavs Summaries 1986 (OS Card Reference). SKE38762.

<4> DOE Arch Excavs 1976 27 (H Woods) (OS Card Reference). SKE40796.

<5> Md Arch 21 1977 226 plan (L Webster J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46606.

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  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 92 1976 229 (H Woods). [Mapped feature: #43573 Building, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Rpt on Excavs St Augustine's Abbey 1960-78:KAS Mon IV 1988 fig 10 plan (D Sherlock H Woods).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: CBA Cal Excavs Summaries 1986.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: DOE Arch Excavs 1976 27 (H Woods).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Md Arch 21 1977 226 plan (L Webster J Cherry).

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2022 11:50AM