Monument record TR 15 NW 1698 - Greyfriars Franciscan Monastery

Summary

Franciscan Friary, founded 1224 and dissolved in 1538. The first Franciscan house in Britain. The church originally stood to the north while other buildings lay to the south-west. All that remains today is one 13th century building that straddles the river and which may have been a refectory or warden's lodging (TR 15 NW 1090)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1467 5782 (135m by 169m)
Map sheet TR15NW
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<1> OS 1/2500 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48127.

<2> MRH Eng & Wales 1953 190 195 (D Knowles & RN Hadcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE47434.

<3> Franciscan Architecture in England 1937 41-54 (plan illust) (AR Martin) (OS Card Reference). SKE43440.

<4> Grey Friars of Canterbury 1924 (C Cotton) (OS Card Reference). SKE43632.

<5> MHLG (944/11/A Mar 1962) 55 (OS Card Reference). SKE47044.

<6> AM England & Wales 1961 58 (OS Card Reference). SKE33018.

<7> F1 FGA 01-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42878.

<8> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 264 (OS Card Reference). SKE40081.

<9> Med Arch 17 1973 155 (LE Webster and J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46737.

<10> Med Arch 18 1974 191 (LE Webster and J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46739.

<11> CAT Ann Rep 6 1981-2 35 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE38681.

<12> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, An archaeological watching brief during the excavation of 48 postholes associated with the erection of a new security boundary fence around St. Peter's Methodist School, St. Peter's Grove, Canterbury (Unpublished document). SKE11986.

<13> Cotton, C., 1926, The Greyfriars Canterbury (Monograph). SKE29738.

<14> Bennet, P & Austin, R., 1996, Greyfriars Gate (Monograph). SKE29739.

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  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1/2500 1957.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: MRH Eng & Wales 1953 190 195 (D Knowles & RN Hadcock).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Franciscan Architecture in England 1937 41-54 (plan illust) (AR Martin).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Grey Friars of Canterbury 1924 (C Cotton).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: MHLG (944/11/A Mar 1962) 55.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: AM England & Wales 1961 58.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 01-FEB-65.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 264.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Med Arch 17 1973 155 (LE Webster and J Cherry).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: Med Arch 18 1974 191 (LE Webster and J Cherry).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: CAT Ann Rep 6 1981-2 35 (T Tatton-Brown).
  • <12> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2003. An archaeological watching brief during the excavation of 48 postholes associated with the erection of a new security boundary fence around St. Peter's Methodist School, St. Peter's Grove, Canterbury.
  • <13> Monograph: Cotton, C.. 1926. The Greyfriars Canterbury.
  • <14> Monograph: Bennet, P & Austin, R.. 1996. Greyfriars Gate.

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Related Events/Activities (7)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Franciscan Gardens (Ref: 760) (EKE10161)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation in the grounds of St Peter's Methodist Primary School, Canterbury (Ref: SPG00) (EKE6077)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Greyfriars, 1988 (Ref: EI 36461) (EKE4607)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey (and trial trenching), Greyfriars, 2000 (EKE21335)
  • Intrusive Event: GREYFRIARS (Ref: EI 15443) (EKE4292)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: trial trenching (and geophysical survey), Greyfriars, 2000 (EKE21336)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at St. Peter's Methodist School, St. Peter's Grove, Canterbury (Ref: SPMSF/WB-03) (EKE8223)

Record last edited

Feb 1 2022 4:28PM