TR 15 NE 309 - Crypt and presbytery St Augustine's Abbey

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Monument record TR 15 NE 309 - Crypt and presbytery St Augustine's Abbey

Summary

Crypt in St Augustine's Abbey Church constructed during the late 11th century by Abbots Scolland and Wido. This underlay the whole east arm of the abbey church and comprised a main apsidal chamber surrounded by an ambulatory passage which gave access to three semicircular chapels. The central area of the crypt was divided into three alleys by two rows of columns, of which two remain. The central curved apsidal chapel was squared off, possibly in the 14th century and the wall-plaster painted. Abbot Scolland and Abbot Wulfric were buried in this crypt. The arch and structure over the central (east) chapel was restored in 1937.

Location

Grid reference	TR 1550 5775 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR15NE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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CRYPT (CRYPT, Medieval - 1070 AD to 1539 AD)

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<1> Arch Cant 25 1903 238-243 photos (CF Routledge) (OS Card Reference). SKE34898.

<2> Arch Cant 26 1904 2-5 plan photos (S Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE34904.

<3> Arch J 63 1906 107-110 plan (J Bilson) (OS Card Reference). SKE36671.

<4> Arch 66 1915 383 plan (W St John Hope) (OS Card Reference). SKE34444.

<5> Arch Cant 35 1921 119-121 (RU Potts) (OS Card Reference). SKE35032.

<6> St Augustine's Abbey DOE Handbook 1955 15-17 (A Clapham) (OS Card Reference). SKE49554.

<7> Md Arch 22 1978 plan facing p30 (A Saunders) (OS Card Reference). SKE46625.

<8> Md Art and Archit of Canterbury before 1220 1982 1 2 7 8-9 15-16 (R Gem) (OS Card Reference). SKE46655.

<9> Arch Cant 100 1984 336 343 (M Sparks) (OS Card Reference). SKE34542.

<10> St Augustine's Abbey:Rpt on Excavs 1960-78:KAS Mon IV 1988 40 45-53 57-59 figs 10&15 (S Sherlock H W (OS Card Reference). SKE49602.

<11> St Augustine's Abbey Eng Heritage Handbook 1988 22-25 plan (M Sparks) (OS Card Reference). SKE49570.

Sources/Archives (11)

<1> SKE34898 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 25 1903 238-243 photos (CF Routledge).
<2> SKE34904 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 26 1904 2-5 plan photos (S Evans).
<3> SKE36671 OS Card Reference: Arch J 63 1906 107-110 plan (J Bilson).
<4> SKE34444 OS Card Reference: Arch 66 1915 383 plan (W St John Hope).
<5> SKE35032 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 35 1921 119-121 (RU Potts).
<6> SKE49554 OS Card Reference: St Augustine's Abbey DOE Handbook 1955 15-17 (A Clapham).
<7> SKE46625 OS Card Reference: Md Arch 22 1978 plan facing p30 (A Saunders).
<8> SKE46655 OS Card Reference: Md Art and Archit of Canterbury before 1220 1982 1 2 7 8-9 15-16 (R Gem).
<9> SKE34542 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 100 1984 336 343 (M Sparks).
<10> SKE49602 OS Card Reference: St Augustine's Abbey:Rpt on Excavs 1960-78:KAS Mon IV 1988 40 45-53 57-59 figs 10&15 (S Sherlock H W.
<11>XY SKE49570 OS Card Reference: St Augustine's Abbey Eng Heritage Handbook 1988 22-25 plan (M Sparks). [Mapped feature: #43583 Crypt, ]

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Part of: St Augustine's Abbey (Monument) (TR 15 NE 124)

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2022 1:02PM