. Lesnes Abbey in the parish of Erith, Kent; being the complete report of the investigations, architectural and historical, carried out by the Works Committee of the Woolwich Antiquarian Society during the years 1909-1913. cond Abbot of Lesnes and probablydied c. 1200. (i) Coffin slab of Purbeck marble, found near (h). Theedges are hollow chamfered and on the top is a crossin relief, of foliated form, standing on a semi-circularCalvary. The stem has conventional leaves of irregularand curious form. No inscription, date about 1210. (j) Upper half of slab, found in the presbytery, withincised fl
. Lesnes Abbey in the parish of Erith, Kent; being the complete report of the investigations, architectural and historical, carried out by the Works Committee of the Woolwich Antiquarian Society during the years 1909-1913. cond Abbot of Lesnes and probablydied c. 1200. (i) Coffin slab of Purbeck marble, found near (h). Theedges are hollow chamfered and on the top is a crossin relief, of foliated form, standing on a semi-circularCalvary. The stem has conventional leaves of irregularand curious form. No inscription, date about 1210. (j) Upper half of slab, found in the presbytery, withincised floriated cross; 13th century (Fig. 11). The threshold of the doorway in the west Cloister walland the sill of the serving hatch in the Frater, which are 13th century coffin slabs re-used, and a coffin slab of Purbeck marble found in situin the Chapter-house and already described (p. 51), are not figured. All theillustrations of the slabs are approximately Yt the full size. (ii) PAVING TILES.—In the course of the excavations considerable quantitiesof paving tiles were discovered, but very few of them were in situ. A small portion ofthe presbytery pavement was found between the stone coffin already mentioned and the. Fig. 11.—Portion of aCoffin Lid found inthe Presbytery 66 LESNES ABBEY wall. Patches of paving were also found in the Lady Chapel (including the floor ofthe sunk chamber), round the base of the south-west pier, in the doorway between thenorth transept and the Cloister, in the angle of the Cloister itself, and in one
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