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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1262 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Prior's New Chambers, Christchurch Priory |
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Summary
A long 'L'-shaped building immediately to the north and north-east pof Table Hall is shown on John Bowen's Plan. Very little has been found out about it.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1521 5796 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- LODGINGS (Medieval to Unknown - 1377 AD?)
Full description
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A long 'L'-shaped building immediately to the north and north-east pof Table Hall is shown on John Bowen's Plan. Very little has been found out about it. Possibly built between the 14th and 15th century (c. 1377-1430) and added to c 1495-1517, appears to have been another of the increasing number of Lodgings and accommodation of the Prior. The building has a long E-W arm about 130 feet in length and an N-S arm about 100 feet in length running southwards from the north-east corner and seem to have possibly incorporated some early walling within its general build.
After the Dissolution the building was according to the Distribution Document allocated to Prebends. Table Hall plus the western c. 70 feet of the northern arm of the structure was allocated to the Second Stall; whilst the eastern section of the north arm and the N-S return was allocated to the Eighth Stall. The building appear to have been demolished during the 18th century and the site re-developed with what is now Linacre House.
Willis, R., 1868, 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury' (Article in serial). SKE30206.
Driver, J. C., Rady, J., Sparks, M., 1990, Excavations in the Cathedral Precincts, 2 Linacre Garden, 'Meister Omers' and St Gabriel's Chapel. (Monograph). SKE29781.
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. |
| --- | Monograph: Driver, J. C., Rady, J., Sparks, M.. 1990. Excavations in the Cathedral Precincts, 2 Linacre Garden, 'Meister Omers' and St Gabriel's Chapel.. |
| --- | Article in serial: Willis, R.. 1868. 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury'. |
