Monument record TR 15 NE 1643 - Medieval City Wall between Burgate and Queningate

Summary

Burgate was rebuilt during c. 1475, and according to the obituary of Prior Selling, the wall between the Church of St. Michael and the old wall enclosing the garden of the monks between the Queningate and Burgate, was built between 1472 and 1494. The old Roman Gate of Queningate had also been blocked and a new postern built a little to the south.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1526 5783 (61m by 158m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Gardiner, D., 1935, General Committee Meeting, July 26, 1935 (Unpublished document). SKE30272.

Gardiner, D., 1935, St Michael's, Canterbury (Article in serial). SKE30271.

Gardiner, D., 1940, Report of the Canterbury Archaeological Society, 1938 and 1939 (Serial). SKE30386.

Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P, 1982, Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury. (Monograph). SKE28530.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Monograph: Frere, SS, Stow, S, and Bennett, P. 1982. Excavations on the Roman and Medieval Defences of Canterbury..
  • --- Article in serial: Gardiner, D.. 1935. St Michael's, Canterbury.
  • --- Unpublished document: Gardiner, D.. 1935. General Committee Meeting, July 26, 1935.
  • --- Serial: Gardiner, D.. 1940. Report of the Canterbury Archaeological Society, 1938 and 1939.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: 15 The Precincts, Canterbury Cathedral (Ref: CAT: 118) (EKE13700)
  • Intrusive Event: St Michaels Church (now back of 3-4 Burgate/Cathedral Precincts) (Ref: CAT: 369) (EKE13644)

Record last edited

May 26 2015 3:21PM