Site of Kenilworth Abbey Chapter House and Cloister

The remains of the cloisters at Kenilworth Abbey

Warwickshire County Council

Description of this historic site

The Medieval remains of Kenilworth Abbey Chapter House and Cloister. The site is at the tennis courts in Abbey Fields.

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Notes about this historic site

1 Of the monastic buildings only a few shapeless blocks of rubble survive above ground level. Traces of the cloisters were uncovered, including a 12th century apsidal chapter house to the S of the S transept of the church. The dorter, in the same range, was rebuilt and enlarged in the 15th century. The S range of the cloister, in which foundations of the sub-vault of the frater have been found, seems to date from the 14th century.
2 The walls of the chapter house were for the most part standing to 1.2m to 1.5m above the floor level and to the S side part stands to 6m. It was a large chamber, rectangular at the W end and apsidal at the E, and was about 15m by 8.5m. It was filled with carved stones from a fallen Norman vault.
3 Plan.
4 Photograph.
5 SAM List.
6 SAM List.
7 The site is within the Scheduled area of the SAM of Kenilworth Abbey (Monument Number 35115).