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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1278 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chambers, Meister Omer Complex, Christchurch Priory |
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Summary
A long rectangular shaped range is suggested, about 130 feet long N-S by about 16 feet wide, probably built over two storeys, running north from Meister Omers Hall. Documentary evidence suggests that there was a great chamber to the northern end of the range; a cellar with chamber above and a small chapel over an undercroft are known towards the south end.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1525 5794 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- LODGINGS (C15-C17, Undated)
Full description
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Excavations by Canterbury Archaeological Trust between 1978 and 1979 in Linacre House Garden revealed evidence for a long range of Chambers built onto the Priory's Precinct 12th century wall.
A long rectangular shaped range is suggested, about 130 feet long N-S by about 16 feet wide, probably built over two storeys, running north from Meister Omers Hall. Documentary evidence suggests that there was a great chamber to the northern end of the range; a cellar with chamber above and a small chapel over an undercroft are known towards the south end. The structure exact date of construction is uncertain, but a date during the later 15th century seems most probable. A covered Pentice walk adjoined the west face of the chambers which joined a similar arrangement along the northern side of the southern range of chambers.
After the Dissolution the chambers were allocated to various Prebends. During the mid-seventeenth century the buildings were demolished.
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'. |
