Monument record BCC 009 - Hermitage Inn/St Mary's Chapel and hermitage
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Summary
The Hermitage Inn (public house) next to the early C19 iron-built Beccles Bridge stands on the site of a hermitage with a chapel attached, dedicated to St Mary.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4211 9104 (51m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM49SW |
| Civil Parish | BECCLES, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The Hermitage Inn (public house) next to the early C19 iron-built Beccles Bridge stands on the site of a hermitage with a chapel attached, dedicated to St Mary. Little is known historically but it went into decay after the Dissolution. Jervoise stated that in the C15 a legacy was left, the chapel on the "Great Bridge of Beccles", which was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary" was recorded in the mid C15 (S1). Not same chapel as BCC 006.
For Bridges see BCC 022 (Med & PMed).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM49SW10, 1978.
- <R2> SSF11169 Bibliographic reference: Messent, C.J.W.. 1934. The Monastic Remains of Norfolk and Suffolk. Messent C J W, Monastic remains of Suffolk, 1934, 107.
- <S2> SSF60117 Bibliographic reference: Thornhill, E.. 1924. Historical Rambles in East Anglia.
- <S3> SSF10079 Bibliographic reference: Jervoise, E.. 1932. The Ancient Bridges of Mid and Eastern England.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 27 2021 12:56PM