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HER Number:MDV14078
Name:St John the Baptist's Chapel, No Mans Chapel

Summary

'St John the Baptist's Chapel (Remains of)' is marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 913 001
Map Sheet:SS90SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishThorverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTHORVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SW/60

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CHAPEL (Unknown date)

Full description

Freeman, E. V., Untitled Source, 126-127 (Article in Serial). SDV337628.

A large piece of worked granite on the site commemorates the removal of the chapel and its re-erection in Crediton cemetery in 1926 .


Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'St John the Baptist's Chapel (Remains of)' marked.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Chapel' shown as a small, square building.


Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS90SW10, SS90SW10 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV357425.

This chapel was re-erected in Crediton Cemetery in 1926, see SS80SW29. Hoskins found only the floor This chapel was re-erected in Crediton Cemetery in 1926, see SS80SW29. A large piece of worked granite was placed on its site inscribed ‘Site of the Ancient Chapel of St John the Baptist, removed and rebuilt in Crediton Cemetery in 1926'. Hoskins found only the floor of the chapel, much overgrown, when he visited the site some time before 1938.


Hoskins, W. G., Pre 1939, Untitled Source, 87 (Article in Serial). SDV338793.

No Man's Land.
Visit pre 1938. Floor only found and this much overgrown. Dedicated to St John the Baptist.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #81120 ]
SDV337628Article in Serial: Freeman, E. V.. Exeter Diocesan Architectural Society. 15. Unknown. 126-127.
SDV338793Article in Serial: Hoskins, W. G.. Pre 1939. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 20. Unknown. 87.
SDV357425Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS90SW10. SS90SW10. Card Index. SS90SW10.

Associated Monuments

MDV108499Related to: Stone, No Mans Chapel (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 20 2014 2:14PM