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| Name: | Archbishop's Palace and Dovecote - Becket's Palace, Worthing |
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| HER Ref: | MWS294 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Designations
- Listed Building (I) 433051: THE OLD PALACE
- Listed Building (II*) 433052: DOVECOTE TO SOUTH OF THE OLD PALACE
Summary
'The Old Place', West Tarring, traditionally associated with Thomas a Becket. A minor house with dovecote belonging to the Archbishops of Canterbury. It is now a parish hall and infants' school.
Monument Types
- DOVECOTE (Built, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PALACE (Built, Medieval - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)
Sources
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Packham AB. 1923. Sussex Arch Colls. 64:140-179 plans ills. |
| <2> | Bibliographic reference: Gerard E. 1960. Sussex N & Q. 15:5:169-70. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: 1947. MHLG. 14. |
| <4> | Index: Ordnance Survey. 1954 - 1971. Ordnance Survey Record Card – TQ10SW2. |
| <5> | Unpublished document: A.F. Hughes. 1987. The Archbishop's Palace WestTarring - A short History (leaflet). |
Associated Events - none recorded
Associated Monuments - none recorded
Associated Finds - none recorded
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