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Monument record TR 15 NE 1336 - Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, St. Augustine's Abbey
Summary
This was the main church of the Saxon monastery, the construction of which was started during Augustine's lifetime, perhaps by 598. It became the burial place of the early archbishops of Canterbury, and the Kings of Kent.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 1545 5775 (34m by 21m) |
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Map sheet | TR15NE |
County | KENT |
District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Gem, R., 1997, St. Augustine's Abbey Canterbury, English Heritage (Monograph). SKE30335.
Roebuck, J., 2002, St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury (Monograph). SKE30293.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Intrusive Event: Nave, South Transept, West Tower and Royal Tombs, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT> 118) (EKE13664)
- 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: St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13655)
- Intrusive Event: West End of Abbey Church, St Augustine's Abbey (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13668)
Record last edited
Dec 15 2014 11:03AM