Shapland, M. (2016). The origins and symbolism of the Great Gatehouse at Battle Abbey. Sussex Archaeological Collections 154. Vol 154, Sussex Archaeological Society. pp. 123-139. https://doi.org/10.5284/1086211. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 The origins and symbolism of the Great Gatehouse at Battle Abbey
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Issue:		 Sussex Archaeological Collections 154
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Page Start/End:		 123 - 139
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Abstract:		 In March 2015 English Heritage commissioned Archaeology South-East to record the Great Gatehouse at Battle Abbey, East Sussex, in order to inform its re-display to the public. This represented the first thorough investigation of this famous building, which originated in the Norman period as part of a complex of prominent structures marking the main entrance to the abbey precinct, including a gateway-chapel dedicated to St John and a possible courthouse. The original gatehouse was remodelled on a grand scale c. 1338, and the present civic courthouse constructed in the late 16th century. The gatehouse and its attendant suite of entrance structures to the abbey are interpreted here as a complex symbolic of martial power and temporal lordship which doubled as a metaphor for the entrance to heaven.
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Author:		 Michael Shapland ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Sussex Archaeological Society
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Created Date:		 28 Sep 2017