St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury
St Martin's Chapel, Chisbury is a mediaeval former chapel next to the manor house in the hamlet of Chisbury, Wiltshire, England.
St Martin's was built in the early part of the 13th century,[1] on the edge of Chisbury Camp, an Iron Age hillfort.[2] There are written records of it from 1246 onwards and its surviving architecture is contemporary with that period.[1] The walls are faced with flint. The windows have the remains of good-quality Decorated Gothic tracery that suggests they were added in the latter part of the 13th century.[1][3]
Between 1496 and 1518 St. Martin's lacked a priest, but it was served again from then until 1547.[1] Thereafter St. Martin's lapsed from use for worship and was re-used as a barn.[1] It was re-roofed with thatch in the 19th century.
The chapel is a scheduled ancient monument[4] and is in the guardianship of English Heritage.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Crowley, D.A. (ed.); Baggs, A.P.; Freeman, Jane; Smith, C.; Stevenson, Janet H.; Williamson, E. (1999). A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 16: Kinwardstone hundred. Victoria County History. pp. 50–69.
- ↑ Historic England. "Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel (1013400)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (revision) (1975) [1963]. Wiltshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 174. ISBN 0 14 071026 4.
- ↑ Historic England. "Chapel at Knowle House (1004708)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ↑ "Chisbury Chapel". English Heritage. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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Coordinates: 51°23′24″N 1°35′55″W / 51.3901°N 1.5986°W