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Maldon Whitefriars
Hob Uid: 380677
Location : Essex Maldon Maldon
Grid Ref : TL8504006910
Summary : Site of Carmelite friary founded in 1293 in the parish of All Saints in Maldon. The founders were Richard Gravesend, Bishop of London, and Richard Isleham, rector of South Hanningfield. Dissolved in 1538. Excavations in 1990-1 revealed the severely robbed north and west sides of the cloister. It is thought that the church occupied the north side of the cloister, and if so, would have been a simple nave and chancel plan. However, unusually, no burials were found in the area of the church, so it is possible that this building was not the church. The building to the south on the west side of the cloister is interpreted as the chapter house. A building circa 50m south-west of the complex is interpreted as a barn or stable.
More information : (TL 85040691) Site of Friary (NR)(Carmelite founded 1292)(NAT) (1) Carmelite Friary. Founded 1293. Dissolved 1538. (2) All that now remains are carved and moulded stones (of 13th-15th century date), partly loose and partly built into a 17th century wall on the east side of the garden of a house called "The Friary" (TL 850069) which stands on the site. (3) No structural remains of the Friary buildings survive within the grounds of "The Friary" (built about 1800). The wall along the east side of the garden which contains much re-used stone, may be part of the friary precinct wall but is most probably post Dissolution as noted above. Published 1:1250 survey correct. (4) Excavations in 1990-1 located the cloister, buildings on the north and east side of it, and a building interpretted as a stable. Discussion on the alternative layuts of the site. (5)

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Source details : OS 1:1250 1971
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant
Monument End Date : 1538
Monument Start Date : 1293
Monument Type : Carmelite Friary, Church, Cloister, Chapter House, Barn, Stable
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Essex)
External Cross Reference Number : TL 80.04
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TL 80 NE 10
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1976-09-29
End Date : 1976-09-29

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1978-01-01
End Date : 1978-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1990-01-01
End Date : 1990-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1991-01-01
End Date : 1991-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 2014-01-01
End Date : 2014-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2015-01-01
End Date : 2015-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Maldon Whitefriars