Information for record number MWA1304:
Possible Site of Church at Chapel Bank Cottage

Summary The possible site of the church at Lower Radbroke deserted village which dated to the Medieval period. It is known from place name evidence 'Chapel Bank', and documentary evidence which suggests the church had been used as a barn until 1881.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Radbourn
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 44 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The church is recorded before the end of the 12th century as having been given to Henwood Priory, but by 1417 the advowson had been acquired by the Catesbys and attached to the manor. In 1535 it is styled a 'parish church', but the church had probably by then fallen into decay. In 1616 it was definitely called 'the ruined church of Upper Radbourn'.
2 The church fell down between 1541 and 1544. The alternative site (PRN 1305) is given.
3 No information regarding church site.
4 The source for Beresford's statement about the church falling down is uncertain. In WNHAS for 1884 it is recorded that an ancient chapel long used as a barn was taken down in 1881-2. In 1924 a reporter on the Rugby Advertiser interviewed a man who said that he helped to dismantle the old vicarage. There are four corbels cemented into the porch of Ladbroke church and a finial cross inside the church said to have come from Radbourne. A neighbouring barn may also have pillars from the church (PRN 1306). The owner of the farm said she understood that the farm was built on the church. A curious concrete apron lies in front of the farm and may be related to the chapel. A homestead is marked on the Tithe Award Map of 1849, and if the chapel was knocked down in 1881 it must have been adjacent to the house, as marked on the OS map.
5 Dressed stone at the cottage may have come from the church.
6 Plan associated with
5.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: The Radbournes
Author/originator: Usher H
Date: Unknown
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Plan
Title: Lower Radbourne
Author/originator:
Date: 1972
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: Lower Radbourne
Author/originator:
Date: 1972
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: TBAS vol 66
Author/originator: Beresford M W
Date: 1945
Page Number: 91
Volume/Sheet: 66
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: OS Card, 15SE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 15SE2
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument VICARAGE * The residence of a vicar, parson or rector. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument PARISH CHURCH * The foremost church within a parish. back
monument PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HOMESTEAD * A small settlement, usually consisting of one dwelling with ancillary buildings. back

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