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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 24 NE 14 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chapel (Site of) |
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Summary
Chapel to the Popeshall Manor documented in 1272. The faint outlines of a rectangular building orientated E-W are visible. The building measures about 20 metres by 10 metres.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2844 4705 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR24NE |
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| Parish: | SHEPHERDSWELL WITH COLDRED, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHAPEL (CHAPEL, Medieval - 1272 AD to 1539 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Site of Chapel close to house. The church stopped being used after the reformation. Now on the site there are only stones to show where the church stood. |
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Full description
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[TR 28444705] Chapel [NR] (Site of) [NAT] (1)
The Chapel of the Manor of Popeshall or Popshall, was situated near the manor house [see TR 24 NE 13] about three quarters of a mile from Coldred Church. It was mentioned in 1272 but has not been used since the Reformation and there are now only a few carved stones to mark the site. (2,3)
[No dedication given]. (4,5)
At the published site there is an area of disturbed ground with a heavy growth of nettles, etc. and the faint outlines of a rectangular building orientated E-W measuring about 20m by 10m. (7)
<1> OS 25" 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48272.
<2> Hasted E, History of Kent 4 1799, 11 (OS Card Reference). SKE43739.
<3> Wimberley CI, JBAA 40 1884, 393 (OS Card Reference). SKE51331.
<4> Hussey A, Archaeol Cant 29 1911, 229 (OS Card Reference). SKE44186.
<5> Hussey A, Testa Cant 1907 (OS Card Reference). SKE44187.
<6> F1 ASP 27-APR-1964 (OS Card Reference). SKE42315.
<7> Field report for monument TR 24 NE 14 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5655.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1957. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Hasted E, History of Kent 4 1799, 11. [Mapped feature: #45800 Chapel, ] |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Wimberley CI, JBAA 40 1884, 393. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Hussey A, Archaeol Cant 29 1911, 229. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Hussey A, Testa Cant 1907. |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 27-APR-1964. |
| <7> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 24 NE 14 - April, 1964. |
