Monument record AST 002 - Chapel of St Peter, Thorpe (Med)

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Summary

Ruined round tower, alleged to have been the private chapel of Thorpe Hall. Only the West tower and a fragment of nave walling remains.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 2003 6227 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TM26SW
Civil Parish ASHFIELD CUM THORPE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Ruined round tower, alleged to have been the private chapel of Thorpe Hall. Only the West tower and a fragment of nave walling remains (S1). Church demolished circa 1853. Med pottery and human remains.
Basil Brown visited site 15.6.1947 and found Med pottery fragments near the old ruined church. 20 sherds in archive (S2).

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <M1> (No record type): Photographs: AKF 1-10, BJQ 01.
  • <R1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM26SW11,.
  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Goode, W.J. 1982. East Anglian Round Towers and their Churches.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, IX, 80,81; XCVIII, 6.
  • <M2> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: notes on the church.
  • <M3> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2021 12:57PM

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