Monument record TR 15 NE 1313 - The Refectory, St. Augustine's Abbey
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 1548 5780 (31m by 23m) |
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Map sheet | TR15NE |
County | KENT |
District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
The Refectory, or Frater was situated directly on the north side of the great cloister. The entrance to the refectory led into a cross-passage with an internal door into the dining hall, and another door leading out to the kitchen at the far west end on the north side. The refectory was built by Abbot Hugh of Fleury I, between 1099-1124. It was re-built under Abbot Roger II of Chichester in the 1260's.
At the east end of the refectory was a dias or raised platform on which the Abott's table would have been placed. There was also an undercroft below the floor level which was possibly used for storage. There were arches along the the north side of the building which gave acess to the undercroft from the kitchen. All meals would have been taken communally in the refectory. There was a rule of silence, which the monks communicating in sign language if strictly necessary, while one of the monks read a lesson from the Bible.
The refectory was a long rectangular building measuring about 80 feet in length E-W by about 50 feet wide N-S, and had a series of large buttresses along its northern side.
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 (3)
- --- SKE30287 Monograph: Sherlock, D. & Woods, B. A.. 1988. St. Augustine's Abbey: Report on Excavations, 1960-78.
- --- 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.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Cloister, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13665)
Record last edited
Dec 8 2014 4:14PM