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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 131 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval Cemetery |
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Summary
Medieval lay cemetery at St Augustine's Abbey, dedicated by Archbishop Baldwin, continued in use until 1791
| Grid Reference: | TR 1546 5771 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CEMETERY (CEMETERY, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1016844: ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY |
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Full description
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TR 155577. Excavation within the precinct of St Augustine's Abbey revealed burials, some coffined, in the lay cemetery, part of which continued to be used as a graveyard until the 19th century. Some of the graves were cut into the surface of the Roman road (RR10). (1) The lay cemetery to the south of St Augustine's Abbey Church is probably one of two cemeteries referred to in 1185, and dedicated by Archbishop Baldwin. Tombs and other structures including a water conduit, were built within the cemetery. After the Dissolution the lay cemetery was retained by the City of Canterbury for use by parish churches whose graveyards were full. This continued until 1791 when the site was sold and the Kent and Canterbury built there. Excavations took place in 1974-5, after the hospital became available for demolition but nothing below late-monastic levels was examined, leaving most of the cemetery for future excavation. (2) (Lay Cemetery: area centred to TR 15465771 from plan). (3) Lay cemetery to S of church was expanded, c1099-11245, into Longport. (4-5)
<1> Med Arch 17 1973 144 (LE Webster and J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46734.
<2> St Augustine's Abbey Rpt on Excavs 1960-1978 (OS Card Reference). SKE49586.
<3> St Augustine's Abbey and the Royal Palace CAT leaflet Dec 1984 (T Tatton-Brown M Sparks) (OS Card Reference). SKE49540.
<4> Arch Cant 100 1984 180 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE34524.
<5> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Med Arch 17 1973 144 (LE Webster and J Cherry). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: St Augustine's Abbey Rpt on Excavs 1960-1978. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: St Augustine's Abbey and the Royal Palace CAT leaflet Dec 1984 (T Tatton-Brown M Sparks). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 100 1984 180 (T Tatton-Brown). |
| <5>XY | Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #43462 cemetery, ] |
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