The Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace
The Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace, The Cathedral Precincts
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1085066
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace
- Statutory Address:
- The Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace, The Cathedral Precincts
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1085066
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace, The Cathedral Precincts
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- The Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace, The Cathedral Precincts
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Canterbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 15015 57977
Details
TR 1557 NW 5/2
TR 1457 NE 4/2
THE CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS
The Archbishop's Palace or the Old Palace
3.5.67
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Rebuilt in 1896 by W.D Caröe, but the south wing contains some traces of old work in the buttresses and a C14 two light trefoil-headed window. The C16 gateway in the Borough also remains, though it is now blocked. The building is curved. Two to three storeys flint and ashlar. Tiled roof with three dormers on right elevation and three mullioned and transomed windows with hood moulding. Buttresses. The left side elevation has three gables with finials and three mullioned windows. The central entrance porch has an archiepiscopal cartouche and two twisted columns. It incorporates the west end of the undercroft of the monastic refectory.
On north side are considerable traces of the early C13 Archbishop's Palace which was the largest and most elaborate of its kind. Numerous details survive inside which are of use in re-constructing the windows and their tracery.
Listing NGR: TR1498757995
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 170536
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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