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The development of the nunnery site is revealed in this study - from evidence for Iron Age occupation, the nunnery's foundation in 1144 and the expansion of the early convent, through to its conversion in the 16th and 17th centuries to a close of large mansions surrounding the parish church. Drawing together the varied evidence, including illustrations made during the demolition of the nunnery church in 1788-9 and 18th-century surveys, has allowed detailed reconstructions of the church and cloister. Relatively wealthy, located in London's medieval suburbs and with a dual role as convent and parish church, St Mary's story contrasts with that of many other, poorer and more rural, nunneries.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Augustinian nunnery of St Mary Clerkenwell, London
• Author: Barney Sloane
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 300
• EAN: 9781901992045
• ISBN: 1901992047
• ID: 05021761
• Publisher: Museum of London Archaeology
• Weight: 1378 g
• Dimensions: 302 × 217 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. January 2013

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