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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NE 952
Type of record:Listed Building
Name:DARK ENTRY, between the Dormitory and Chapter House of Christchurch Monastery, Canterbury

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1066 to 1540. Medieval passageway known as the Dark Entry between the Dormitory and the Chapter House.


Grid Reference:TR 15106 57957
Map Sheet:TR15NE
Parish:CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • COVERED WAY (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status:Listed Building (I) 1085064: DARK ENTRY

Full description

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 THE CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS
Dark Entry TR 1557 NW 5/1D
I
2. A medieval passageway between the Dormitory and Chapter House of Christchurch Monastery.
Listing NGR: TR1511057958 (1)

Description from record TR 15 NE 143 :
(TR 15155797) Dark Entry [NR]. (2) Dark Entry, Grade I (TR 15115796 - sited from HHR map). A medieval passageway between the Dormitory (TR 15 NE 141) and Chapter House (TR 15 NE 140) of Christchurch Monastery. (3)


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> OS 1:500 1874 (OS Card Reference). SKE48230.

<3> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 62 (OS Card Reference). SKE40122.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYMap: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #23156 Listed building, ]
<2>OS Card Reference: OS 1:500 1874.
<3>OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 62.

Related records

TR 15 NE 125Part of: Canterbury Christ Church Cathedral (Listed Building)