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Shrewsbury Abbey

Hob Uid: 879499
Location :
Shropshire
Shrewsbury
Grid Ref : SJ4989512405
Summary : Site of Abbot's Lodging
More information : (SJ 49891241. Abbot's Lodging sited from authy.1)

The ground plan of Shrewsbury Abbey depicts the Abbot's Lodging
standing SE of the church, to which it was connected by a private passage to the cloister. It was a complete house with hall, chapel, etc. (1)

No trace of the Abbot's Lodging was identified, but at SJ49911240 is an old sandstone wall with an average height of 2.5m. However, this appear to be a boundary wall rather than part of a building.(2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Owen H and Blakeway JB 1825. History of Shrewsbury 2 49, and plan facing 83.
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Source Number : 2
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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 : Monastic Dwelling
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 41 SE 243
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