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Cemetery Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Crediton, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.795 / 50°47'42"N

Longitude: -3.6454 / 3°38'43"W

OS Eastings: 284128

OS Northings: 100787

OS Grid: SS841007

Mapcode National: GBR L9.Z890

Mapcode Global: FRA 367Z.ZJV

Plus Code: 9C2RQ9W3+2R

Entry Name: Cemetery Chapel

Listing Date: 19 March 1951

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1292619

English Heritage Legacy ID: 387082

ID on this website: 101292619

Location: East Town, Mid Devon, EX17

County: Devon

District: Mid Devon

Civil Parish: Crediton

Built-Up Area: Crediton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Crediton

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description



CREDITON

SS80SW OLD TIVERTON ROAD
672-1/1/132 Cemetery Chapel
19/03/51

II

Cemetery chapel, formerly 'No Mans' chapel of ease at
Thorverton, dismantled and re-erected as the cemetery chapel
in 1926. C14 origins, possibly restored in the late C19, moved
and rebuilt 1926 following danger of demolition. Local
volcanic ashlar, some volcanic, some Bathstone dressings,
slate roof.
Plan: Simple 2-bay chapel with (ritual) west end and (ritual)
south side doorways and a west end bellcote. Re-erected on a
low stone rubble platform and re-aligned on an approximate
north-south axis, the ritual east end to the north.
Exterior: Small gabled chapel with a chamfered plinth;
diagonal buttresses with set-offs and coped gables with
kneelers, cross on east end gable. Probably late C19 3-light
east window preserving moulded medieval jambs; the hoodmould
with label stops, Flamboyant head tracery and mullions with
moulded capitals are probably late C19, possibly copying the
medieval original. The west end has an ovolo-moulded 3-centred
arch doorway with a plank door with strap hinges below a
probably C19 2-light traceried window with a hoodmould, label
stops and mullions with capitals. Gabled coped bellcote with a
round-headed chamfered opening, bell misssing. The (ritual)
south side has a chamfered 3-centred arch doorway slightly to
west of centre. To the east a largely late C14 Decorated
2-light window with hoodmould and label stops, the principal
lights with cinquefoil heads. The (ritual) north side has a
matching window.
Interior: Not inspected.
The chapel was re-erected by the Exeter Diocesan Architectural
Society.
(Transactions of the Exeter Doicesan Architectural Society:
3rd series: Exeter: 126-127).


Listing NGR: SS8412800787

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