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Summary

Cottage on the site of a medieval chapel dedicated to St Wardrede.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CHAPEL (VI to Late Medieval - 501 AD to 1539 AD)
• COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC (Built, XIX - 1844 AD to 1844 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Building marked with is own garden/enclosure (plot 752).

Watts, S., 19/05/2015, Chapel Cottage, Lee, Ilfracombe (Ground Photograph). SDV358344.

Lee Bay Web Site, 20/05/2015, Chapel Cottage (Website). SDV358345.

Site of a 6th century celtic chapel dedicated to St Wardrede. Recorded as a Chapel of Ease in 1416 and as the Chapel of St Wardred at Legh in 1439. In 1716 the cottage is recorded in a manorial document as 'The Chapel in the occupation of Nathaniel Sanders'. Recent excavation exposed an ancient well and a Celtic headstone has also been discovered.

Kestell-Cornish, G., 20/05/2015, St. Matthews Church, Lee (Website). SDV358347.

A medieval chapel dedicated to St. Wardrede once stood on the site now occupied by Chapel Cottage which was built in 1844.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, 2783 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Chapel Cottage locates the medieval chapel of St Wardreda, to which a priest was licensed to celebrate divine service in 1439. It was subsequently used as a cowshed and store, before being restored.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Chapel Cottage marked.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV339712	Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. 2783.
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV357601	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #71673 ]
SDV358344	Ground Photograph: Watts, S.. 19/05/2015. Chapel Cottage, Lee, Ilfracombe. Digital.
	Linked images:1
SDV358345	Website: Lee Bay Web Site. 20/05/2015. Chapel Cottage. http://www.leebay.co.uk/chapel_cottage.htm. Website.
SDV358347	Website: Kestell-Cornish, G.. 20/05/2015. St. Matthews Church, Lee. http://www.leebay.co.uk/the_church.htm. Website.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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