TR 15 NE 1251 - Prior's Entry (also called Dark Entry), Christchurch Priory

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Monument record TR 15 NE 1251 - Prior's Entry (also called Dark Entry), Christchurch Priory

Summary

The Prior's Entry, otherwise known as the 'Dark Entry', is a late thirteen to early fourteenth century covered passageway leading from the Green Court, via Prior Selling's Gate (later), through a small open entrance-court and under the Neccesarium, between the Prior's Hall and second Dormitory to the Infirmary Cloister over which the Cheker Building extended.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 1515 5798 (7m by 8m)
Map sheet	TR15NE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

COVERED WAY (C14, Undated)

Full Description

Willis, R., 1868, 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury' (Article in serial). SKE30206.

Collinson, P., Ramsey, N. & Sparks, M., 1995, A History of Canterbury Cathedral (Monograph). SKE30201.

Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T., 1997, Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture (Monograph). SKE29723.

Sources/Archives (3)

--- SKE29723 Monograph: Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T.. 1997. Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture.
--- SKE30201 Monograph: Collinson, P., Ramsey, N. & Sparks, M.. 1995. A History of Canterbury Cathedral.
--- SKE30206 Article in serial: Willis, R.. 1868. 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury'.