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Fyndons Gateway
Hob Uid: 464565
Location : Kent Canterbury Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TR1538057850
Summary : Gatehouse to St Augustine's Abbey built by Abbot Fyndon (1283-1309). The construction of the gatehouse may have begun in 1300 when, at the same time, a parcel of land on the west was enclosed. A licence to crenellate the new 'great gate' was granted in 1308. The fabric of the gatehouse is known to have formed part of a brewhouse in the 18th century.
More information : [TR15385785] The Abbey Gate [NR]. (1) The Fyndon Gate. Abbot Fyndon, 1300-05, built the great gate. (2) The Great Gateway, or Fyndon's Gateway, at St Augustine's College. Grade I. Dates from 1283-1309. Stone arch with chamber above. (3) Fyndon Gate, built 1300-1309. A handsome 2-storeyed building with enriched octagonal turrets at the front and smaller square ones at the back. Much damaged by enemy action in 1942, but has been carefully restored. (4) See Illustration Card. (5) Great Gate used as a brewery in the 18th century. (6)

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Source details : Ordnance Survey Map Sheet 1/1250 1957
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Source details : 1934 plan (RU Potts)
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Source details : DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 146
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Source details : 1955 (A Clapham)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : St Augustine's Abbey and the Royal Palace, CAT Leaflet, Dec 1984 (T Tatton-Brown, M Sparks)
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Source details : 1988
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built 1300-1309
Monument End Date : 1309
Monument Start Date : 1300
Monument Type : Gatehouse
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Restored 1845-6
Monument End Date : 1846
Monument Start Date : 1845
Monument Type : Gatehouse
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Restored since WWII
Monument End Date : 1973
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Gatehouse
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 439792
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : KE 49
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TR 15 NE 223
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