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The Almonry
Hob Uid: 464615
Location : Kent Canterbury Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TR1536057870
Summary : Almonry of St Augustine's Abbey founded prior to 1128.
More information : The Almonry of St Augustine's Abbey, situated outside Fyndon's Gate. Though badly bombed in WW II a few large stone walls survive (at TR 15365787 - see illustration card for plan). Sommer (a), writing in the early C17 mentions an Almonry Chapel, but this cannot now be located. (1) The Almonry was built in 1154. Excavated in 1951. (2) Almonry Gate. (3) Outside the gate was the Almonry, founded before 1128, which provided doles for the poor and housed a school. (4)

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Source details : Arch Cant 100 1984 184 plan (T Tatton-Brown)
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Source details : St Augustine's Abbey and the Royal Palace, CAT leaflet Dec 1984 plan (T Tatton-Brown M Sparks)
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Source details : Arch Cant 102 1985 239 (P Bennett)
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Source details : St Augustine's Abbey Eng Heritage Handbook 1988 11 (M Sparks)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument Start Date : 1100
Monument Type : Almonry
Evidence : Ruined Building

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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 273
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1985-01-01
End Date : 1985-12-31

Historic England Research Records

The Almonry