 Gatehouse of St John's Abbey | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Colchester Abbey |
| Order | Order of St Benedict |
| Established | 1096 |
| Disestablished | 1539 |
| Dedicated to | St John the Baptist |
| Controlled churches | St Giles |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Eudo Dapifer |
| Important associated figures | Thomas Marshall, John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Dissolved |
| Functional status | Largely demolished |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Site | |
| Location | Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°53′7.96″N 0°54′5.67″E / 51.8855444°N 0.9015750°E |
| Visible remains | Abbey Gate, Precinct Wall, St Giles Church |
| Public access | yes |
St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey,[1] was a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095.[2] It was dissolved in 1539.[1] Most of the abbey buildings were subsequently demolished to construct a large private house on the site, which was itself destroyed in fighting during the 1648 siege of Colchester. The only substantial remnant is the elaborate gatehouse, while the foundations of the abbey church were only rediscovered in 2010.
- ^ a b Ashdown-Hill, John (2009) Mediaeval Colchester's Lost Landmarks. Published by The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. (ISBN 978-1-85983-686-6)
- ^ Crummy, Philip (1997) City of Victory; the story of Colchester - Britain's first Roman town. Published by Colchester Archaeological Trust (ISBN 1 897719 04 3)