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Shrewsbury Abbey
Hob Uid: 912468
Location : Shropshire Shrewsbury
Grid Ref : SJ4985212418
Summary : 14th century pulpit. Coursed and squared red sandstone. Hexagonal, forming an oriel corbelled out from a base, and with trefoiled lights in each face with low relief panels carved with images of saints below, and a stone pointed roof over. Formerly stood in refectory of the Abbey of the Holy Cross.
More information : (SJ 49871242. Pulpit sited from authy 3) Owen and Blakeway show the stone pulpit of the refectory. Part of the pulpit on the outside formed a small bay window in the ruined South wall, and that part inside the hall, which projected considerably over the wall, rested on a bracket. Thw West side was a blind wall, and opposite that was a narrow door with a nearly flat arch. AO/60/243/5.(1) Pevsner (2) says the pulpit is now by the side of a railway yard, South of the East end of the nave...early C14th, and authy 3 sites 49871242. Abbey Pulpit, Scheduled Salop No. 101.(4) The pulpit is as described, see GP AO/60/232/6: Refectory pulpit from the North. A notice reads 'C14th refectory pulpit in its original position. The refectory adjoined the cloisters which led to the Abbey Church'.(5) Refectory pulpit. Grade I (6) Shrewsbury Abbey pulpit, previously scheduled as Salop No. 101 is now included with Shrewsbury Abbey under schedule Salop: No 359.(7)(8)

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Source details : Owen H and Blakeway JB 1825. History of Shrewsbury 2 88 illus.
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Source details : Pevsner N 1958 The Buildings of England: Shropshire. London Penguin 262 illus
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Source details : MHLG Prov List Rev 1956, Ref No.1632/11/A Feg-1947 Map No.2/57
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Source details : AM's of England and Wales 1958
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Source details : F1 DS 05-OCT-1960
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Source details : English Heritage Schedule of Ancient Monuments Amendment 23-Apr-1990
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : English Heritage SAM List Salop March 1994 13
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C14
Monument End Date : 1399
Monument Start Date : 1300
Monument Type : Pulpit
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 455054
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : Salop 359
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 110302
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SJ 41 SE 252
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1996-01-01
End Date : 1996-12-31

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