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| HER Number: | MDV14659 |
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| Name: | Tiles from Frithelstock Priory Church |
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Summary
During excavations at Frithelstock Priory in 1929 some tiles, possibly Spanish, came to light on the medieval floor level of the church.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 463 195 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS41NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Frithelstock |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FRITHELSTOCK |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS41NE/1/7
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ralegh Radford, C. A., 1933, Frithelstock Priory and Parish Church, 198-199 (Article in Serial). SDV18700.
Tiles found in 1929 excavations, and other architectural fragments are described. The Tiles include five differents series of slip tiles.
Radford, C. + Radford, R., 1933, Twelfth Report on Ancient Monuments, 78 (Article in Serial). SDV18707.
During excavations at Frithelstock Priory some tiles, possibly Spanish, came to light on the medieval floor level of the church.
Keen, L., 1969, A Series of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Lead-Glazed Relief Tiles from North Devon, 144-170, Figs. Pls (Article in Serial). SDV15342.
Keen notes occurrence of post-medieval relief tiles from North Devon at Frithelstock Priory, but he discounts them as evidence of the production of these tiles before the dissolution.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV15342 | Article in Serial: Keen, L.. 1969. A Series of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Lead-Glazed Relief Tiles from North Devon. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 32. Photocopy + Digital. 144-170, Figs. Pls. |
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| SDV18700 | Article in Serial: Ralegh Radford, C. A.. 1933. Frithelstock Priory and Parish Church. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. 2.1. Paperback Volume + Digital. 198-199. |
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| SDV18707 | Article in Serial: Radford, C. + Radford, R.. 1933. Twelfth Report on Ancient Monuments. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 78. [Mapped feature: #5990 Map object approximate, based on this source., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV99339 | Part of: Frithelstock Priory Church (Monument) |
| MDV419 | Part of: Frithelstock Priory, Frithelstock, Torridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3708 - TILE (XI to Unknown - 1066 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2025 6:16PM |
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