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Whitefriars
Hob Uid: 468187
Location : Kent Dover Sandwich
Grid Ref : TR3295057980
Summary : Carmelite Friary founded in 1272, dissolved in 1538. The friary was excavated in 1935 by Stebbing. Rigold (1965) reinterpretted the 1936 interim report with the aid of additional notes and photographs. From these, he concludes the following. The church lay to the North of the claustral complex, consisting of a nave of 7 bays and a quire of 4 bays, the quire showing a distinct Northward deflection. The East range had the slype and chapter house, and the South side had the refectory. Part of the West range was excavated, but there was not enough evidence to identify functionality. Stebbing's original report referred to building foundations South and West of the cloister, which Rigold interprets as being a secondary, South or outer cloister.
More information : [TR 3295 5798] Site of Priory [NR] (White Friars, Founded A.D. 1272) [NAT] (1) A Carmelite house was founded at Sandwich in 1272 and dissolved in 1538. The site, which lies between the back of the C17th house in New Street, known as "The Whitefriars", and the ramparts on the SW of the town, was excavated by Stebbing. (2,3) There are no extant remains of the priory. The land is being developed, but no remains have been revealed to date. (4)

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Source details : OS 25" 1956
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Source details : W P D Stebbing
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Vol(s) : 48, 1936

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Source details : F1 FGA 23-JUN-64
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Source details : Rigold S
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Vol(s) : 80, 1965

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant
Monument End Date : 1538
Monument Start Date : 1272
Monument Type : Carmelite Friary, Church, Cloister, Refectory, Slype, Chapter House
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 83747
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 35 NW 14
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1936-01-01
End Date : 1936-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-06-23
End Date : 1964-06-23

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1971-01-01
End Date : 1971-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1972-01-01
End Date : 1972-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1993-01-01
End Date : 1993-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 2003-01-01
End Date : 2003-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Whitefriars