Finding No | JL/158/9 page 66 |
Author | Evans, D H |
Title | Excavations and watching briefs on the site of the Knights Hospitaller's preceptory, Beverley, 1991-94 |
Date | 1997 |
Description | A summary of the results of fieldwork by various archaeologists on this site during the last decade, reappraisal of antiquarian observation and documentary sources and attempt to put this monastic site into context. |
Abstract | The Beverley preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller was founded soon after 1201 and occupied continuously until the suppression of the order in 1540. In the 17th century the site was used a s a pest-house for the town during major outbreaks of plague. Despite the survival of reasonably good documentary references for this house, little was known about its physical form and layout before 1990. |
Type | Local Studies/Article |
Series | East Riding Archaeologist volume 9 |
PubPlace | Hull |
Publisher | East Riding Archaeological Society and Humberside Archaeology Partnership |
PubDate | 1997 |
AccessStatus | Open |
PlaceCode | NA3416 |
Subject | ARCHAEOLOGY |
RELIGIOUS HOUSES |