Information for record number MWA6253:
Site of a Chapel at Sudeley Castle

Summary The site of a chapel dating to the Medieval period. The chapel was associated with Sudeley Castle, 300m north east of Griff Lane.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A chapel is recorded at Griff Manor House /Sudeley Castle in 1231-42.
2 The Manor House was excavated in 1966 (PRN 5140) and a room (Room 'A') was part of the main building. This is centrally placed and properly oriented, and may be the oratory licensed for private masses.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: Journal of the British Archaeological Association
Author/originator: Rigold S
Date: 1968
Page Number: 87
Volume/Sheet: 31
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: JBAA
Author/originator: West S
Date: 1968
Page Number: 84
Volume/Sheet: 31
   
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source JBAA The Journal of the British Archaeological Association. The British Archaeological Association was set up in 1843 to promotes the study of archaeology, art and architecture. Their journal contains papers about research on art, archaeology, architecture and antiquities of Roman to Post Medieval date. It is published anually. 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers 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

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