Monument record TR 15 NE 1335 - Wulfric's Octagon, St. Augustine's Abbey

Summary

The final phase of the pre-Conquest Abbey's history was initiated by Abbot Wulfric II in the mid-11th century c. 1050 when he remodelled the main abbey church of Sts. Peter and Paul, by joining it with a link-building to the church of St. Mary further east.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1548 5775 (20m by 19m)
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.

Gem, R., 1997, St. Augustine's Abbey Canterbury, English Heritage (Monograph). SKE30335.

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

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Monograph: Boggis, R. J. E. (Rev.). 1901. A History of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury.
  • --- Monograph: Roebuck, J.. 2002. St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
  • --- Monograph: Gem, R.. 1997. St. Augustine's Abbey Canterbury, English Heritage.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Quire, Porticus of St Gregory, Rotunda and Tombs of St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13661)
  • Intrusive Event: West End of Abbey Church, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13668)

Record last edited

Dec 15 2014 10:54AM