2016

TR2741 : Remains of St Radegund's Abbey

taken 8 years ago, near to West Hougham, Kent, England

Remains of St Radegund's Abbey
Remains of St Radegund's Abbey
Part of the ruins of St Radegund's Abbey with the ivy covered gatehouse beyond. The gatehouse is the former tower of the abbey church, converted into a gatehouse by Simon Edolph after he bought the site in 1590. The ruins and gatehouse are Grade II* listed - see LinkExternal link.
St Radegund's Abbey

St Radegund’s Abbey was founded in 1193 and was inhabited by canons from the Premonstratensian order, which had been founded in 1120 in Prémontré in northern France. The canons of this order were known as white canons because of their habits.

The abbey survived until dissolution in 1538. Stone from some of the buildings was then used to build Sandgate Abbey, with some also used for Walmer Castle and other local buildings. In 1590 Elizabeth I sold the site to a Simon Eldoph who converted the refractory to the current farmhouse. Otherwise only the gatehouse and parts of some walls survive, together with the well house and a couple of barns, although the general outline of the site is identifiable. Although largely ruined, John Newman in the North East and East Kent Pevsner guide describes it as the most extensive monastic remains in Kent, apart from Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals.

It is now a working farm (known as St Radigund’s Abbey Farm), also providing self catering accommodation.
The whole site is a scheduled monument (see LinkExternal link with the gatehouse and other extant ruins, the farmhouse and one of the barns being individually grade II* listed and the well house and another barn being grade II listed.


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TR2741, 57 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ian Capper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 7 February, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 April, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 275 419 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:7.9111N 1:15.0287E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 274 419
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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