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Name:Chapel and hospice of St Thomas the Martyr, The Green, Sherborne
Type of Record:Monument
HER Number:MDO20293
Last edited:Aug 23 2024 1:09PM

Location:Sherborne; Dorset
Grid Reference:ST 637 169

Monument Type(s):

  • CHAPEL (Medieval to Tudor - 1177 AD to 1553 AD?)

Summary

Also known as the Hospital of St Thomas at Grene. Extant in the early 13th century, probably as a royal foundation, the chapel being documented in 1228. It was suppressed by 1547. The exact site of the chapel is not known.

Protected Status

  • Conservation Area: Sherborne Conservation Area

Sources and Further Reading

<1>SDO17392 - Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1870. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 4. Vol 4.
<2>SWX1805 - Monograph: Page, W (ed). 1908. The Victoria History of the County of Dorset 2. 2. 105.
<3>SDO10373 - Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map. 1928.
<4>SDO10392 - Monograph: Fowler, J. 1951. Mediaeval Sherborne. 91.
<5>SDO10392 - Monograph: Fowler, J. 1951. Mediaeval Sherborne. 129-34.
<6>SDO17348 - Monograph: Knowles, D, and Hadcock, R N. 1971. Medieval religious houses in England and Wales. 305.
<7>SDO10579 - Article in serial: Thornton, M L M. 1974. The Green, Sherborne. Journal of the Sherborne Historical Society. 9. 1-2.
<8>SDO11903 - Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 18-JUL-55.
<9>SDO14739 - Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 199438.

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