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| HER Number: | MDV96079 |
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| Name: | West Chapel, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple |
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Summary
One of an identical pair of cemetery chapels built in 1856 to the designs of Richard Davie Gould.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 566 333 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CEMETERY CHAPEL (XIX - 1856 AD to 1856 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Mortuary Chapel (Church of Englsnd)' marked.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
West Cemetery Chapel.
Cemetery chapel, one of an identical pair. 1856. To the designs of Richard Davie Gould. Snecked local slatestone; natural slate roof with crested ridge tiles. Decorated Gothic style. Close to the entrance and on the same alignment as the other chapel of the pair. Shown on the OS map as the Anglican chapel of the pair. Small 3-bay chapel with gabled porch in the centre on the S side. clasping battered buttresses at ends with low buttress in the centre below the E window cill. Coped gables with kneelers; coped plinth. E and W ends identical with 3-light window with hoodmould, carved corbel heads and cusped roundels in the head tracery. Moulded string across E and W ends rises to form cill below window. S side has coped gabled porch with chamfered 2-centred arched doorway. Windows, 2 to S side, 3 to N, are 2-light traceried windows. W end has later doorway knocked in.
Interior: not inspected but may retain features of interest.
Historical Note: the cemetery was founded by the Barnstaple Burial Board in 1856. RD Gould was the town surveyor. (Brooks C: Mortal Remains: Exeter: 1989-: 119).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #109976 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104807 | Part of: Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Monument) |
| MDV96077 | Related to: Cemetery Lodge, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
| MDV96078 | Related to: East Chapel, Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
| MDV96080 | Related to: Gate Piers and Gates to Bear Street Cemetery, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 29 2013 12:28PM |
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