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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 2283 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval Meat Market, Butchery Lane |
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Summary
According to Somner, in c. 1400, possibly earlier, the medieval Meat market or 'Flesh Shambles' was held in Butchery Lane. Urry also notes that a 'Flesh Shambles' is mentioned in a document dated to the twelfth century as being located in the SW corner of the Buttermarket.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1499 5776 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MEAT MARKET (Medieval to Unknown - 1400 AD?)
Full description
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According to Somner, in c. 1400, possibly earlier, the medieval Meat market or 'Flesh Shambles' was held in Butchery Lane. Urry also notes that a 'Flesh Shambles' is mentioned in a document dated to the twelfth century as being located in the SW corner of the Buttermarket.
Somner, W., 1640, The Antiquities of Canterbury (Monograph). SKE30127.
Urry, W., 1967, Canterbury under the Angevin Kings (Monograph). SKE28529.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Urry, W.. 1967. Canterbury under the Angevin Kings. |
| --- | Monograph: Somner, W.. 1640. The Antiquities of Canterbury. |
