Monument record TR 25 NE 1258 - Prior's New Lodging's, Christchurch Priory

Summary

The Prior's New Lodging's, later called the Deanery, contains the remains of earlier buildings beneath it, relating to the Norman Bath House and Lanfranc's Hall. The Prior's New Lodging's was a long rambling edifice about 180 feet long N-S, by at least 30 feet wide E-W, consisting of a patchwork of several structures of varying dates, built of flint in places and red brick in others, pierced with modern windows and having modern roofs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1518 5797 (14m by 11m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

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

John Newman, 1969, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent (Monograph). SKE7874.

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

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Monograph: Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T.. 1997. Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture.
  • --- Article in serial: Willis, R.. 1868. 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury'.
  • --- Monograph: John Newman. 1969. The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent.

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Record last edited

Dec 1 2014 4:38PM