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Shrewsbury Abbey
Hob Uid: 879495
Location : Shropshire Shrewsbury
Grid Ref : SJ4983812393
Summary : Site of Cliesten Hall, possible Guest Hall.
More information : (SJ49841239) Supposed Cliesten Hall [GT].(1) South of the site of the refectory is a large sandstone building with gable on the West side, which may have been the Guest Hall. Lately altered, and long used as a warehouse for woollen goods.(2) No trace of the Guest Hall was found during field investigation. Its site is occupied by modern buildings and an open yard.(3)

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Source details : OS 25" 1927.
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Source details : Owen H and Blakeway JB 1825. History of Shrewsbury 2 49-50,90-1, plan facing 83.
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : F1 DS 05-Oct-1960
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Guest House
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 41 SE 239
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