Monument record TR 15 NE 1326 - Abbot's Great Hall, St. Augustine's Abbey

Summary

The Abbot's Great Guest hall was built during the abbacy of Abbot Thomas Fyndon in c. 1294-1300. This impressive building was situated directly to the north-west of the Great Cloister on the east side of the Great Court and adjoining the north side of the Abbot's Lodging.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1545 5781 (16m by 24m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

John Newman, 1969, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent (Monograph). SKE7874.

Tatton-Brown, T., 1985, Three Great Benedictine Houses in Kent: Their Buildings & Topography (Article in serial). SKE8094.

Roebuck, J., 2002, St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury (Monograph). SKE30293.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Monograph: Roebuck, J.. 2002. St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
  • --- Monograph: John Newman. 1969. The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent.
  • --- 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 (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Cloister, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13665)
  • Intrusive Event: St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13655)

Record last edited

Dec 9 2014 2:48PM