Site Event/Activity record ECC578 - DOE Listing of St John's Abbey Gatehouse, Colchester, 1969
Location
| Location | St John's Abbey Gatehouse, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 99765 24753 (11m by 10m) |
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Department of the Environment (DoE)
Date
1969
Description
DOE survey of St John's Abbey Gatehouse. Grade I. The only remains of the Abbey of St John the Baptist, a late Benedictine C11 foundation. The gatehouse was built in the later C15, 2 storeys, of rubble and brick faced in knapped flint work set in stone panels with cusped heads. There are 2 flanking octagonal turrets to the front, and the gate hall has a ribbed stone vault roof. The back part of the building was rebuilt in C17 brick after damage during the siege of 1648.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC4 LIST: Department of the Environment. 1971. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Colchester (Essex). page 114.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC415 St John's Abbey Gatehouse, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2016 1:49PM