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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1229 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Larder Gate, Christchurch Priory |
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Summary
Little has been found out about this gate. It adjoins the east end of the Larder to the Kitchen, hence its name and provided entry into the Kitchen Court and the Cellarer's Hall.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1510 5801 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GATE (Medieval to Unknown - 1397 AD)
Full description
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Little has been found out about this gate. It adjoins the east end of the Larder to the Kitchen, (which has Guest Chambers above) hence its name and provided entry into the Kitchen Court and the Cellarer's Hall. The Priory Larder and Guest Chambers above were added to the complex by Prior Thomas Chillenden in 1397, thus closing the Kitchen Court off of the The Green Court to the north, and it is almost certain that this gate was built at this time. The gateway appears to have been a simple affair with side posts and a pair of large wooden doors. No evidence is known of anything more elaborate.
Willis, R., 1868, 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury' (Article in serial). SKE30206.
Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T., 1997, Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture (Monograph). SKE29723.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T.. 1997. Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture. |
| --- | Article in serial: Willis, R.. 1868. 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury'. |
