The Antiquities of England and Wales - RUIN'DOFFICES IN ST. AUGUSTINE'S MONESTERY, CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

GROSE, Francis (1731-1791)

Published by Hooper et alia circa 1773 - 1787, London, 1787

About this Item

Copper plate print published April, 1787. 10.5cm x 15cm. (not including plate mark) - over all with text 23cm x 33cm. Engraved by J. Newton for Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales from a view taken Grose in 1758. Very good condition Notes: sir Edward Hales (1626?1684) took possession of the property after Lady Wooton?s death, to be followed by his son Sir Edward Hales (1645?1695). Rather than conserving the property, these new owners dismantled the buildings and carried used stones to build a new house at Hales Place. From then on until 1844, the desolation continued until it had engulfed the church, cloister, kitchen and refectory. Other parts of the site suffered degradation. From 1770 to 1844, the Alfred Beer & Company brewery operated within the abbey precincts. In 1804, a portion of the site was divided into lots and sold. The Great Court was used as a bowling green and skittle ground. Ethelbert's Tower, the remaining tower of the Norman abbey, was taken down in 1822.[26] Robert Ewell, in his Guide to St. Augustine?s Monastery and Missionary College wrote that in the first half of the 19th century, the abbey "reached its lowest point of degradation". [For all of our prints by Francis Grose enter PRBGROSE in Key words] [QP]. Seller Inventory # 010064

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Antiquities of England and Wales - ...

Publisher: Hooper et alia circa 1773 - 1787, London

Publication Date: 1787

Binding: No Binding

Illustrator: GROSE, Francis engraved by J. Newton

Condition: Very Good