Monument record TR 15 NE 1274 - Pentice Walkway, Meister Omer's, Christchurch Priory

Summary

The Pentice appears to have been a covered walkway, about 70 feet long E-W by about 10 feet wide N-S, running along the north side of a range of chambers allowing protected from the elements access to and from the Meister Omer's complex and the main Priory buildings and the Cathedral.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1523 5793 (16m by 8m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The Pentice, Meister Omer's Complex. Little has been found out about this structure so far. Meister Omer's is a series of buildings divided amongst the three Prebenaries of the fifth, sixth, and eleventh stalls, that lay to the east of the Infirmary complex. The Meister Omer's is believed to have been largely built by Prior Thomas Chillenden between 1391 and 1411. The Pentice appears to have been a covered walkway, about 70 feet long E-W by about 10 feet wide N-S, running along the north side of a range of chambers allowing protected from the elements access to and from the Meister Omer's complex and the main Priory buildings and the Cathedral. It would seem to have been demolished at the Dissolution as it does not appear on Willis's plan (Plate 3) showing surviving buildings during the reign of Elizabeth I.


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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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Linacre House, Garden, Cathedral Precincts (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13629)

Record last edited

Dec 2 2014 11:16AM