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Nunnery Of St Mary Magdalen
Hob Uid: 1007751
Location : City of Bristol Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : ST5858073300
Summary : Nunnery. Founded circa 1173, dissolved 1536. Maudlin Street takes its name from the nunnery. In 1419-26 it was recorded as being Austin, but it was probably Benedictine.
More information : ST58587330 The Nunnery of St Mary Magdalen, founded c1173, was dissolved as one of the lesser religious houses in 1536. The house stood at the entrance to Maudlin Street, which derives its name from the nunnery, and a few remains of the Perpendicular period have been found in the King David Inn. (1-3)

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Source details : Bristol Past and Present 2 (Nicholls and Taylor)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1536
Monument Start Date : 1173
Monument Type : Benedictine Nunnery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1426
Monument Start Date : 1419
Monument Type : Augustinian Nunnery
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 57 SE 228
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 2000-01-01
End Date : 2000-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2001-01-01
End Date : 2001-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Nunnery Of St Mary Magdalen