Monument record TR 15 NE 1267 - Lanfranc's Hall, Christchurch Priory

Summary

A large rectangular shaped building in plan, measuring approximately 80 feet long N-S by 30 feet wide E-W and is shown on Prior Wibert's Plan of the Priory waterworks dated c. 1165. Know as Lanfranc's Hall, on the Norman plan it is considered to have been a large Barn immediately adjacent to a postern gate.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1520 5802 (22m by 23m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

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

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

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- 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'.

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Record last edited

Nov 25 2020 4:27PM