Monument record BSE 040 - Chapel of the Charnel
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 856 640 (33m by 26m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86SE |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Early C14 chapel. Flint walls circa 8 feet high. W end rebuilt. Windows blocked. Walls, inside and out, covered with memorial tablets mostly first half of C19. Interior is a garden. Surrounded by C18 iron railings. Vaults are still used for burials. It stood in the graveyard attached to the Abbey (S1).
Rectangular E-W main cell with triangular E end. Max internal dimensions 17.95m x 6.70m. Flint rubble core, originally with ashlar external face. Three entrance openings on each N & S wall. Signs of large windows above. Part buried by at least 1m of soil (S2).
Built by John of Northwold (AD 1279-1301). Had a triangular E end (R1).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <R1> SSF16083 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner N & Radcliffe E. 1974. The Buildings of England: Suffolk. Pevsner N, The buildings of England, Suffolk, 1974, 137.
- <M1> SSF50016 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Scheduled Ancient Monument file. (S1).
- <S1> SSF5226 (No record type): DOE scheduling information, 1986.
- <S2> SSF50006 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. Site Report. SAU, Carr R D, Site Visit notes, August 1998.
- <M2> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Plan & interpretation.
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Record last edited
Mar 9 2012 5:12PM