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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 688 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | PRIOR SELLINGE GATE |
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Summary
Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1499. Number 19 The Cathedral Precincts also known as Prior Sellinge Gate. 14th-15th century gateway, restored during the 19th century. The gateway was added circa 1472-94. Built in flint and ashlar and of two storeys.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1515 5798 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GATEHOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1400 AD to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Listed Building (I) 1336829: PRIOR SELLINGE GATE |
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Full description
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Description from record TR 15 NE 58:
No 19 The Cathedral Precincts. (Prior Sellinge Gate) Grade I. C15. 2 storeys flint and ashlar. Hipped tiled roof with 2 hipped dormers. Tower of 2 storeys, flint with ashlar quoins. Crenellated parapet. (1) [TR 15165798] Prior's Gateway [NR]. (2) 14th-15th century building restored in 19th century. Gateway added c1472-94. (3)
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 THE CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS
No 19 (Prior Sellinge Gate ) TR 1557 NW 5/13 3.12.49.
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2. C15. 2 storeys flint and ashlar. Hipped tiled roof with 2 hipped dormers. Tower of 2 storeys, flint faced with ashlar quoins. Crenellated parapet.
Listing NGR: TR1515757990 (4)
<1> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 70 (OS Card Reference). SKE40132.
<2> OS 1:500 1874 (OS Card Reference). SKE48230.
<3> Hist Builds Survey Cant City Council/RCHME 57022 6 of 12 (OS Card Reference). SKE43848.
<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 70. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:500 1874. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Hist Builds Survey Cant City Council/RCHME 57022 6 of 12. |
| <4>XY | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #24573 Lisyted building, ] |
Related records
| TR 15 NE 125 | Part of: Canterbury Christ Church Cathedral (Listed Building) |
