Source/Archive record (Archive) SKE54636 - Archive material associated with Abbot Wulfric's Rotunda at St Augustine's Abbey

Title Archive material associated with Abbot Wulfric's Rotunda at St Augustine's Abbey
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IC091/004 Phased aerial reconstruction illustration of the Anglo-Saxon Church of SS Peter and Paul and the Church of St Mary, joined by Wulfric's rotunda and with cloister, as seen from the south-east as they may have appeared in the mid-eleventh century The rotunda was constructed in the mid-eleventh century under Abbot Wulfric II, and is shown with a 'cut-away' to reveal the interior. See illustrations IC091/003 and IC091/004 for visualisations of other phases in the development of the churches. Illustration IC091/011 is a colour version of this view created by Peter Urmston in 1997. IC091/015 Reconstruction illustration depicting a cut-away view of the interior of Abbot Wulfric's Rotunda at St Augustine's Abbey, as it may have appeared in the mid-eleventh century. The cut-away floor and columns reveal the crypt below. The rotunda was designed to link the Church of St Peter and St Paul with the Chapel of St Mary, built a short distance away on the eastern alignment of the churches at the site. Abbot Wulfric began the building works, but it seems likely that the structure may never have been fully completed, as Wulfric died in 1059 and his successor Abbot Scolland then began replanning the entire church. This view shows the interior as it may have been intended to appear.

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Archive held by historic england relating to Abbot Wulfric's Rotunda at St Augustine's Abbey

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  • Abbot Wulfric's rotunda, built circa 1049-59 (Monument)

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Jan 12 2022 2:07PM