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)
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)

  • --- 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 (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