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St Mary's Abbey, Chapterhouse and Library

A Grade I Listed Building in West Malling, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2934 / 51°17'36"N

Longitude: 0.4123 / 0°24'44"E

OS Eastings: 568291

OS Northings: 157677

OS Grid: TQ682576

Mapcode National: GBR NPC.WK6

Mapcode Global: VHJM5.3RBD

Plus Code: 9F327CV6+8W

Entry Name: St Mary's Abbey, Chapterhouse and Library

Listing Date: 25 August 1959

Last Amended: 30 November 1993

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1291520

English Heritage Legacy ID: 392468

ID on this website: 101291520

Location: St Mary's Abbey, West Malling, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, ME19

County: Kent

District: Tonbridge and Malling

Civil Parish: West Malling

Built-Up Area: West Malling

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: West Malling St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


TQ6857
1156-0/3/160

WEST MALLING
SWAN STREET
St Mary's Abbey: Chapterhouse and Library

(Formerly Listed as: SWAN STREET, St Mary's Abbey)

25/08/59

GV
I
Chapterhouse and library. Norman and C14 with C19 roof, restored C20. Built of stone rubble with corner buttresses. East end has two stone arched windows. North front has a blocked-in arch. West front has C20 bellcote, blocked-in round-headed arch with three small pointed arched windows, one within it. Ground floor has round-headed arched doorway with fragment of zigzag moulding as keystone, and blocked round-headed doorway. The library has a four-centred arched door with mottoes in spandrels and roof with unusual C19 roof of arched brace type.

Listing NGR: TQ6829257677

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