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Maison Dieu

England
List entry 1005192
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005192
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
TR 31627 41747
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Maison Dieu is a medieval pilgrim hospital located in Dover, Kent, founded in the 12th century to provide shelter and care for pilgrims visiting the shrine of St Thomas at Canterbury and travellers crossing the English Channel. The surviving structure comprises a substantial stone building of Norman and Early English architectural character, with later medieval modifications that reflect its continued use through subsequent centuries. The establishment functioned as both a charitable institution and a hostelry, serving an important role within the medieval healthcare and hospitality network of southeast England. The building has been altered and adapted through the post-medieval period but retains significant elements of its original medieval fabric and layout.

Maison Dieu is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005192. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Maison Dieu?

Maison Dieu is a medieval pilgrim hospital located in Dover, Kent, founded in the 12th century to provide shelter and care for pilgrims visiting the shrine of St Thomas at Canterbury and travellers crossing the English Channel. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005192.

Who is responsible for protecting Maison Dieu?

Maison Dieu is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005192.

What other scheduled monuments are near Maison Dieu?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Martin's Priory (remains of) (0.2 km), The Painted House, N of Market Street (0.3 km), The Bath House, N of Market Street (0.4 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

St Martin's Priory (remains of)
0.2 km
The Painted House, N of Market Street
0.3 km
The Bath House, N of Market Street
0.4 km
St Martin's Church
0.4 km
South-western section of the Roman Fort of the Classis Britannica, near Albany Place
0.5 km
Saxon shore fort bastion, Queen Street
0.5 km
St James' Church
0.7 km
Fairbairn-type crane, Wellington Dock
0.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Maison Dieu

Maison Dieu stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Maison Dieu

CanterburyRoman town · ~14.4 miles
Domesday entry for Charlton, Kent →
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