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Monument Number 464568
Hob Uid: 464568
Location : Kent Canterbury Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TR1545057840
Summary : Cloister at St Augustine's Abbey. Documentary evidence suggests that Abbot Aelfmaer (1006-1017) built a cloister at St Augustine's and this probably marks the beginning of a formal layout on the site where previously earlier buildings had been placed at random in relation to the churches.The cloister in its final form was built by Abbot Thorne in 1276 on the lines laid out by Abbot Scolland in the 1070's when he was building the eastern part of the Abbey Church. To a large extent this has been confirmed by excavations carried out on the site.
More information : [TR 15455784] Cloister [NAT]. (1) The cloister at St Augustine's Abbey was excavated in 1928-30 by R.U Potts. Three successive layouts were revealed; Remains of an early cloister dating from c978 lay within the area of a cloister of c1050, which was rebuilt on exactly the same lines in 1276. (2) Additional references. (3-4) It is reported that Abbot Aelfmaer (1006-17) built a cloister at St Augustine's, of which foundations were discovered during excavation. The cloister was enlarged during the Norman period and much rebuilt by Abbot Thorne in 1276. (See illustration card for plan). (5)

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Source details : OS 1/500 1874
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Source details : 1934 plan (R Potts A Clapham)
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : 1955 (A Clapham)
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : 1984 (M Sparks T Tatton-Brown)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : 1988 (M Sparks)
Page(s) : 6,11,26-29
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Constructed 1006-1017
Monument End Date : 1017
Monument Start Date : 1006
Monument Type : Cloister
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Later altered 1070's v
Monument End Date : 1079
Monument Start Date : 1070
Monument Type : Cloister
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Remodelled 1276
Monument End Date : 1276
Monument Start Date : 1276
Monument Type : Cloister
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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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 226
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Monument Number 464568