Description

SO 80 NE BISLEY-WITH-LYPIATT LYPIATT PARK

4/95 Chapel adjoining and to north west of the Mansion

28.6.60

GV II*

Chapel. Late C14; early-mid C16 alterations. Ashlar and random rubble limestone; stone slate roof. Nave with chancel. Attached to the Mansion by cloister on south side (q.v.). Central 4-centred arched doorway to each side of nave with hoodmould having bold labels; plank door. Two 3-light mullioned C16 nave window to north side, one to south, both with 4-centred arched lights and bald hoodmoulds. Parapet gabled ends to nave, east having belcote with octagonal spire on central and side supports. Four-light C15 Perpendicular-traceried west window. Similar east window with hoodmould having heraldic angel stops. Two 2-light C16 mullioned windows to sides of chancel, as those to nave. Some offset buttresses. Interior not inspected. The ancient manorial chapel probably contemporary with the previous medieval manor house. (N.M. Herbert, 'Stroud' in V.C.H. Glos. xi, 1976, pp 99-145; M.A. Rudd, Historical Records of Bisley with Lypiatt, 1937; and D. Verey, Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979)

Listing NGR: SO8857605879

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)