Description

ST CUTHBERT WITHOUT WREAY
NY 44 NY
11/29 Mortuary Chapel

II

Chapel to adjoining cemetery. Circa 1835 by Sarah Losh. Dressed calciferous
sandstone, stone-slate roof. Single storey and one bay: built as a
reconstructed copy of St Perran's Oratory found at Perranzabuloe, Cornwall in
1835, in drifting sand dunes and thought at the time to be the earliest
Christian church in the country. Approximately 1O metres long by 6 metres broad
and 4 metres high. Entrances in east and south walls have round-headed arches
with roll-mouldings and spingers of carved heads with lion's head in key
position (these were not on St Perran's Oratory, but were added by Miss Losh).
Single window in south wall has roll-moulding surround with round-head and
diamond leaded casement: window in east wall is a round-headed splayed lancet.
Iron-studded oak plank doors with slit vents. Projecting purlins to gables with
slates carried over. Interior has stone wall seats. Now used as a store shed
for the Sexton's Cottage nearby.

Listing NGR: NY4342549217

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26380158

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas