St. John's Abbey Gatehouse

Local nameSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse
LocationColchester, UK

St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey, was a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095. It was dissolved in 1539. 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.

Tags English HeritageBenedictine
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Opening hours

Open at any reasonable time during daylight hours.

Admission

No admission.

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John's_Abbey,_Colchester

English Heritage website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-johns-abbey-gate/

Address 25 Saint Johns Green, Colchester CO2 7HE, United Kingdom

Coordinates 51°53'7.908" N 0°54'4.702" E

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