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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1308 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chapter House, St. Augustine's Abbey |
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Summary
The Chapter house is a large rectangular shaped building situated immediately to the north of the north Transept of the Abbey Church. Orignally built as a Chapter House, Vestiarium/treasury and Library by Abbot Hugho I between 1099 and 1124.The Chapter House was re-built by Abbot Ralph Bourne between 1324 and 1332. Eventually the chapter house along with many other buildings were demolished c. 1541 soon after the Abbey was surrendered at the Dissolution in 1538.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1550 5778 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- LIBRARY (C11, rebuilt C14, Medieval - 1099 AD to 1124 AD)
Full description
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The Chapter house is a large rectangular shaped building situated immediately to the north of the north Transept of the Abbey Church. Orignally built as a Chapter House, Vestiarium/treasury and Library by Abbot Hugho I between 1099 and 1124.
The Chapter House was re-built by Abbot Ralph Bourne between 1324 and 1332. Eventually the chapter house along with many other buildings were demolished c. 1541 soon after the Abbey was surrendered at the Dissolution in 1538.
Tatton-Brown, T., 1985, Three Great Benedictine Houses in Kent: Their Buildings & Topography (Article in serial). SKE8094.
Sherlock, D. & Woods, B. A., 1988, St. Augustine's Abbey: Report on Excavations, 1960-78 (Monograph). SKE30287.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Sherlock, D. & Woods, B. A.. 1988. St. Augustine's Abbey: Report on Excavations, 1960-78. |
| --- | Article in serial: Tatton-Brown, T.. 1985. Three Great Benedictine Houses in Kent: Their Buildings & Topography. Vol C pages 171 - 188. |
