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Bourne Abbey
Hob Uid: 348452
Location : Lincolnshire South Kesteven Bourne
Grid Ref : TF0968020010
Summary : The Augustinian Abbey of Bourne was founded in 1138 and surrendered in 1536, or 1539. On or before the year 1138 Baldwin Fitz Gilbert invited twelve canons of the order to settle near his castle at Bourne. He gave them St Peter's Church, Bourne, land, fisheries etc, a fish pond near the church, also the profits of several other churches. The monastic buildings were on the north side of the church, and the cloister adjoined the nave. Nothing remains of the cloister, but a row of low-pointed arches on the outer face of the north-west tower, now concealed by a modern stokehole, probably formed the south wall of the outer parlour or passage by which the cloister was entered from the outer court.
More information : [TF 09682001] Site of St Peter & St Paul's Abbey [GT] (Augustinian) (1) The Augustinian Abbey of Bourne was founded in 1138 and surrendered in 1536(2), or 1539(5). On or before the year 1138 Baldwin Fitz Gilbert invited twelve canons of the order to settle near his castle at Bourne. He gave them St Peter's Church, Bourne, land, fisheries etc, a fish pond near the church, also the profits of several other churches. The monastic buildings were on the north side of the church, and the cloister adjoined the nave. Nothing remains of the cloister, but a row of low-pointed arches on the outer face of the north-west tower, now concealed by a modern stokehole, probably formed the south wall of the outer parlour or passage by which the cloister was entered from the outer court. (2-5) The published site falls on a bowling green, surrounded by public park and gardens. There is no evidence of underlying building foundations but modern ornamental ponds may have been adapted from monastic earthworks. (6) Excavation in 1985 by D M Mahany for TLA of abbey cloister, summary report. (7-9) An examination of all available air photographs revealed no evidence of the ornamental ponds/earthworks described by authority 6. (10)

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Source details : OS 6" 1958
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Source details : Knowles, D and Hadcock, R N, 1953. Medieval Religious Houses of England & Wales (129)
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Source details : Vic County History, Lincs 2 1906 177-8 (Sister Elspeth)
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Source details : Assoc Archit Soc Reports & Papers 6 1861-2 viii (E Trollope)
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Source details : Assoc Archit Soc Reports & Papers 32 1913-4 329-32 (A H Thompson)
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : F1 FRH 22-JUN-65
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : Trust Lincs Archaeol 1st Annual Rep 1984-5 34 (C M Mahany)
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Source details : Trust Lincs Archaeol 2nd Annual Rep 1985-6 15-16 (C M Mahany)
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : Medieval Archaeol 31 1987 149 (J Clark)
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : Antonia Kershaw/26-OCT-1995/RCHME: Lincolnshire NMP
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1539
Monument Start Date : 1138
Monument Type : Augustinian Monastery, Priory, Abbey
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 02 SE 5
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-06-22
End Date : 1965-06-22

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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1985-01-01
End Date : 1985-12-31

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-07-01
End Date : 1997-03-01

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1999-01-01
End Date : 1999-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2010-01-01
End Date : 2010-12-31

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Bourne Abbey