Monument record PAL 003 - Chapel of St Johns
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 09829 77589 (100m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM07NE |
| Civil Parish | PALGRAVE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of chapel - mentioned in Domesday. Near parish boundary (S1). Chapel of St John: mentioned in the taxation of 1256; mentioned in a will 1433; lands belonging to chapel lying in Botesdale, granted in 1545 to Francis Boldero and Robert Parker. Chantry Certificate 1546 states that this was a free chapel, founder unknown, the incumbent then being Henry Cornwallis gent, a layman; `it is no parish church, but a chapel now decayed, half a mile from the parish church' (S2).
An architecutural and documentary investigation carried out in 2004 found no clear evidence for the presence of a chapel at this site and argues that it is more likely to have be located within the grounds of The Priory (S4 & S6).
Notes by Richard Lyon on the Chapel of St John suggest that the location of the Chapel is in the South East part of the walled garden (S6).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <R1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM07NE14,.
- <S1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, V 59; XX 108 109; map 27.
- <M1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive : volumes, map.
- <S2> SSF17536 (No record type): Redstone V B, Chapels, Chantries and gilds in Suffolk, PSIA 12, (1), 1904, 31 & 83.
- <S3> SSF17538 (No record type): Redstone V B, Extracts from wills etc., showing history of Suffolk Churches, Chantries and guilds, P.
- <S4> SSF54532 Unpublished document: Dowdy, M. 2004. Historical Architectural Survey: St John's House, Palgrave, Suffolk.
- <S5> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S6> SSF60116 Unpublished document: Lyon, R.. 2021. Chapel of St John the Baptist, Palgrave Suffolk.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2022 9:33AM