Latitude: 52.3976 / 52°23'51"N
Longitude: 0.2627 / 0°15'45"E
OS Eastings: 554046
OS Northings: 280141
OS Grid: TL540801
Mapcode National: GBR M6H.M84
Mapcode Global: VHHJ6.HZRW
Plus Code: 9F4297X7+23
Entry Name: Prior Craudens Chapel
Listing Date: 23 September 1950
Last Amended: 19 June 1972
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1331686
English Heritage Legacy ID: 48701
Also known as: Prior Crauden's Chapel
ID on this website: 101331686
Location: Ely, East Cambridgeshire, CB7
County: Cambridgeshire
District: East Cambridgeshire
Civil Parish: Ely
Built-Up Area: Ely
Traditional County: Cambridgeshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire
Church of England Parish: Ely
Church of England Diocese: Ely
Tagged with: Chapel
TL 5479
2/95
THE COLLEGE
Prior Crauden's Chapel.
(Formerly listed as part of Bishop's house (Prior's House))
TL 5479 2/95
GV
Prior Crauden built his private chapel adjoining the south west corner of the hall in 1324-25. It was built over a C13 vaulted undercroft, mainly of Barnack stone ashlar, with clunch (chalk) on the carved interior. The Chapel has two bays, with angle buttresses and a centre buttress on the north and south fronts. The east bay has two pointed arched windows with "Decorated tracery and the west bay has a small window low down in the wall. The east and west gable ends have wide pointed arched windows with fine "Decorated" tracery. On the north west corner there is an octagonal entrance and staircase tower with a stone spiral staircase. The interior is richly carved and has a rare and particularly fine Cl4 mosaic tile floor - with animal and foliated designs and a panel in front of the altar depicting Adam and Eve.
The Great Hall (Bishop's residence), the Queen's Hall (Headmaster's House), Wall to the garden fo the Bishop's residence, Guest Quarters of the Monastery, Walls to the Guest Quarters of the Monastery and Ely Porta, Prior's House (Boarding House of the King's School) Prior Crauden's Chapel, Walls to the garden of the Prior's House, Ely Porta, Barn and Storehouse of the Monastery and Wall to the Barn and Storehouse from a group with Bishop's Palace, Walls to the Bishop's Palace, and Nos 2 to 8 (consec) and No 9 (stables to Bishop's Palace), The Galery. See also general group description under the Cathedral of The Holy Trinity.
NGR: TL5404680141
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TL 5479
2/95
THE COLLEGE
Prior Crauden's Chapel.
(Formerly listed as part of Bishop's house (Prior's House))
23.9.50
GV
Prior Crauden built his private chapel adjoining the south west corner of the hall in 1324-25. It was built over a C13 vaulted undercroft, mainly of Barnack stone ashlar, with clunch (chalk) on the carved interior. The Chapel has two bays, with angle buttresses and a centre buttress on the north and south fronts. The east bay has two pointed arched windows with "Decorated tracery and the west bay has a small window low down in the wall. The east and west gable ends have wide pointed arched windows with fine "Decorated" tracery. On the north west corner there is an octagonal entrance and staircase tower with a stone spiral staircase. The interior is richly carved and has a rare and particularly fine Cl4 mosaic tile floor - with animal and foliated designs and a panel in front of the altar depicting Adam and Eve.
The Great Hall (Bishop's residence), the Queen's Hall (Headmaster's House), Wall to the garden fo the Bishop's residence, Guest Quarters of the Monastery, Walls to the Guest Quarters of the Monastery and Ely Porta, Prior's House (Boarding House of the King's School) Prior Crauden's Chapel, Walls to the garden of the Prior's House, Ely Porta, Barn and Storehouse of the Monastery and Wall to the Barn and Storehouse from a group with Bishop's Palace, Walls to the Bishop's Palace, and Nos 2 to 8 (consec) and No 9 (stables to Bishop's Palace), The Galery. See also general group description under the Cathedral of The Holy Trinity.
NGR: TL5404680141
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