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Charnel House in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael

A Grade II Listed Building in Mere, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0893 / 51°5'21"N

Longitude: -2.2704 / 2°16'13"W

OS Eastings: 381158

OS Northings: 132253

OS Grid: ST811322

Mapcode National: GBR 0V3.NSF

Mapcode Global: FRA 6647.MBK

Plus Code: 9C3V3PQH+PR

Entry Name: Charnel House in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael

Listing Date: 6 January 1966

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1200069

English Heritage Legacy ID: 320169

ID on this website: 101200069

Location: Mere, Wiltshire, BA12

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Mere

Built-Up Area: Mere

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Mere St Michael the Archangel

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


ST 8032-8132 MERE CHURCH STREET (south side) 6/40 Charnel House in the 6.1.66 churchyard of the Church of St Michael

GV II

Churchyard building, possibly former charnel house, now store. Late mediaeval front, much reconstructed behind. Squared limestone rubble in courses, plain tile roof to tight-clipped verge; red brick dressing and quoins on north side. To churchyard a flat segmental chamfered opening with C19 plank door; to the right a worn cusped single light with terracotta beneath a section of straight hollow mould as drip, and in the gable a plain rectangular opening to chamfered surround. Left wall has a late opening with plank fill right wall plain. Roof structure rebuilt in C19 or C20. To the right a rubble wall continues at eaves height to a returned garden wall.

Listing NGR: ST8115632253

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