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Monument record TR 15 NE 1307 - Ruins of the Abbey Church, St. Augustine's Abbey
Summary
A large fire in 1168 destroyed parts of the church which required the choir to be re-built between 1176-1212. The Church was demolished in 1541 after the Monastery was surrendered at the Dissolution in 1538 and was then used and converted into a Royal palace by Henry VIII.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 1545 5776 (203m by 95m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Boggis, R. J. E. (Rev.), 1901, A History of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury (Monograph). SKE30288.
Tatton-Brown, T., 1985, Three Great Benedictine Houses in Kent: Their Buildings & Topography (Article in serial). SKE8094.
Sherlock, D. & Woods, B. A., 1988, St. Augustine's Abbey: Report on Excavations, 1960-78 (Monograph). SKE30287.
Roebuck, J., 2002, St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury (Monograph). SKE30293.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE30287 Monograph: Sherlock, D. & Woods, B. A.. 1988. St. Augustine's Abbey: Report on Excavations, 1960-78.
- --- SKE30288 Monograph: Boggis, R. J. E. (Rev.). 1901. A History of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury.
- --- SKE30293 Monograph: Roebuck, J.. 2002. St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
- --- SKE8094 Article in serial: Tatton-Brown, T.. 1985. Three Great Benedictine Houses in Kent: Their Buildings & Topography. Vol C pages 171 - 188.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (15)
- Intrusive Event: Chapter House, Infirmary Buildings, Crypt, North Transept, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13659)
- Intrusive Event: Cloister, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13665)
- Intrusive Event: Nave, South Transept, West Tower and Royal Tombs, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT> 118) (EKE13664)
- Non-Intrusive Event: North Transept, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13667)
- Intrusive Event: Quire, Porticus of St Gregory, Rotunda and Tombs of St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13661)
- Intrusive Event: Refectory, St Ann's Chapel, Kitchen, East Bays of Nave, South Aisle and West Door of St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13663)
- Intrusive Event: Slype, Chapter House, Infirmary and Crypt, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13660)
- Intrusive Event: South side of Abbey Church, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13669)
- Intrusive Event: St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13655)
- Intrusive Event: St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13654)
- Non-Intrusive Event: St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13670)
- Intrusive Event: St Augustine's Altar, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13658)
- Intrusive Event: Tomb of Abbot Dunster, North transept, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13666)
- Intrusive Event: Tomb of Roger II, South Transept, St Augustines Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13662)
- Intrusive Event: West End of Abbey Church, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13668)
Record last edited
Mar 23 2015 2:54PM