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| HER Number: | MDV11479 |
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| Name: | Chapel at Old Bridwell, Halberton |
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Summary
Site of a chapel which was demolished down when the present house was built in 1779. Materials from the chapel were used in the building of the house. The chapel was dedicated to St Bridget or St Bride and may have been in the vicinity of a holy well.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 056 124 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Halberton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HALBERTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01SE/8
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: ST01SE1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHAPEL (Demolished, XVIII - 1779 AD to 1779 AD)
Full description
Polwhele, R., 1793-1806, The History of Devonshire, 361 (Monograph). SDV21030.
Dedicated to St Bridget and probably in the vicinity of a holy well: St Bride's Well. Part of the present Bridwell House is built from material from the chapel.
Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica. Devonshire, 252 (Monograph). SDV323771.
Bridwell was purchased in about 1620. The present house was built in 1779, at which time an old chapel near the site was pulled down.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1954, ST01SE1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV51629.
Site of a chapel which was pulled down when the present house was built in 1779. It was dedicated to St Bridget or St Bride and suggested to have been in the vicinity of a holy well (citing Lysons (1822) and Polwhele (1797). Not mentioned in Oliver's Monasticon (1816).
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Chapel (site of) marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV21030 | Monograph: Polwhele, R.. 1793-1806. The History of Devonshire. The History of Devonshire. Unknown. 361. |
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| SDV323771 | Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Devonshire. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. 252. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #3230 ] |
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| SDV51629 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1954. ST01SE1. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20799 | Related to: Bridwell House, Halberton (Building) |
| MDV20801 | Related to: Old Bridwell, Halberton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2024 1:40PM |
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