More information : (TR 15505770 - sited from plan - see Illustration Card).
The Chapter House of St Augustine's Abbey, built c1120 by Abbot Hugh
Flory, fell into disrepair c1325.
No remains of this date were found during excavations in 1902. A new
chapter house, built 1382-6, was examined during the excavations. It
an oblong chamber c86ft x 36ft, the walls of which remain to a height
4ft x 5ft. (1)
Chapter House, originally of 12th century date, refashioned or
refaced after 1382, although main walls of the earlier building seem
to have survived. (2)
List of excavations. (3)
Chapter House, first built c1100, rebuilt 1324-32. Eight Abbots
buried within. It was excavated and subsequently covered with soil
for a playing field. (4)
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