Sloane, B., ed. (2004). Excavations at the Priory of the Order of the hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London. MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology).

Title:

Excavations at the Priory of the Order of the hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London

Series:

MoLAS Monograph

Volume:

Number of Pages:

454

Biblio Note

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Publication Type:

Monograph (in Series)

Abstract:

Report of excavations between 1986 and 1995 within the precincts of the only English priory of the Knights of St John, or the Knights Hospitaller, at Clerkenwell. The report combines this evidence with that of contemporary documents and of records from the late 1890s onwards. Use of the priory site from Roman times until the seventeenth century is described, the earliest church having been built on land given to the Order in 1144. The surviving crypt and part of the round nave and chancel are described in detail. Major redevelopment in the early fourteenth century replaced this with a rectangular nave, and added a long hall. The precincts were divided into an inner monastic precinct and an outer, more secular, court. Some industrial activity including horn working can be linked with the thirteenth-century `Cowe Market' just to the south of the priory. The layout of the inner precinct indicates a complex of large halls and gardens not unlike an aristocratic palace, although the large church, chapels and cemetery area are in keeping with the religious origins of the complex. Important aspects of the priory and its wider context are examined in seven thematic sections, which cover its foundation and status; its architecture, layout, design and development; the role of the Hospitallers in medieval society; parallels with other religious houses; the priory's residents and personnel; diet, standards of living, health and hygiene; and industrial, trade and craft activities. A further section considers the priory's buildings after the Dissolution of the Hospitallers, when they became a residence of nobility, and appendices examine the moulded stone; architectural terracottas; other stone and ceramic building material; wall and ceiling plaster; pottery; non-ceramic finds; plant remains; animal and fish bone; insect remains; and human bone. Includes a glossary and French and German summaries.

Author:

Barney Sloane

Gordon Malcolm

Editor:

Barney Sloane

Publisher:

MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)

Year of Publication:

2004

ISBN:

1-901992-20-9

Locations:

Location - Auto Detected:	Cowe Market
Location - Auto Detected:	Hospitallers
Location - Auto Detected:	St John

Subjects / Periods:

MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Seventeenth Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Early Fourteenth Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)

Source:

BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))

Created Date:

22 Sep 2004