Monument record TR 15 NE 1323 - Infirmary Chapel, St. Augustine's Abbey
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 1549 5779 (198m by 122m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
At the east end of the Infirmary Hall was the Infirmary Chapel in which daily mass was said for the sick and infirm, the main altar in the chapel was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.
The Infirmary Chapel was built during the abbacy of Abbot Hugh II (1126-1151) and it was probably repaired when repair work was being carried out to the Infirmary in c. 1270-80 during Abbot Thorne's time.
The chapel was about 100 feet in length E-W by about 40 feet in width N-S, with a roughly square nave; a small apsidal chapel to the NE and a long rectangular shaped, square ended chancel. Access to the chapel was via a doorway in the south-east corner of the Infirmary Hall. Most of these building were demolished at the Dissolution under Henry VIII.
Roebuck, J., 2002, St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury (Monograph). SKE30293.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE30293 Monograph: Roebuck, J.. 2002. St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Chapter House, Infirmary Buildings, Crypt, North Transept, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13659)
- Intrusive Event: Slype, Chapter House, Infirmary and Crypt, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13660)
Record last edited
Dec 9 2014 1:35PM