A new history of medieval Mayfield
This 330 page colour illustrated hardback, published by Mawefeld Books, is based on decades of new documentary research.
New insights about the Archbishop's Palace
Archbishop Boniface
Archbishop Boniface of Savoy, from one of the great families of Europe, built the first Palace in about 1260 only after the explicit permission of the Pope.
The hall today
The chapel of Mayfield School was the Great Hall of the Archbishop's Palace. It was built by Archbishop Winchelsey in about 1310 "One of the most spectacular medieval halls of England" - Niklaus Pevsner
A banquet in the hall
The Great Hall was used for banquets and feasting. The archbishop travelled with a large retinue and the people of Mayfield would have been expected to supply the food. Image copyright: Andy Gammon