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HER Number:MDV14659
Name:Tiles from Frithelstock Priory Church

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
Map Sheet:SS41NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishFrithelstock
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishFRITHELSTOCK

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

SDV15342Article 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.
SDV18700Article 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.
SDV18707Article 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., ]

Associated Monuments

MDV99339Part of: Frithelstock Priory Church (Monument)
MDV419Part 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