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Remains of the Chapel of St James, Tachbrook Mallory, Bishops Tachbrook

Summary The remains of the Medieval Chapel of St. James which have been incorporated in a later farmhouse. The site is located at Tachbrook Mallory.
What Is It?  
Type: Chapel
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bishops Tachbrook
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 In 1336 John Mallory set aside land to support a chaplain to celebrate in the chapel of St James. The chantry had evidently fallen out of use before 1493 at which time it is referred to as a former chapel of St James and St Luke. Remains of a Medieval chapel which now forms the back wing and outbuildings of a small farm house. It was about 3.9m wide internally and about 13m long but was probably originally longer. About midway in the S wall is an original buttress and on the N side the scars of another. These were required to resist the thrust of a cross arch which divided the nave from the chancel. The gabled E wall retains traces of a (?) C14 window. In the S wall are the remains of 3 windows and in the N wall traces of another. There is no trace of an original doorway. An upper floor was inserted in the late C16. The W end of the chapel was cut off when the C17 house was built.
3 An old disused chapel of the early Tudor period. Traces of a N doorway are visible.
4 The windows and doorways have been much altered and of the original building the shell only remains.
5 The remains of the Medieval chapel are embodied in the rear wing of a small C17 red brick farmhouse. The whole extensively modified 1970s.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Proc Warwicks FC
Author/originator:
Date: 1890
Page Number: 51
Volume/Sheet: 35
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Stratford
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 39SE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 39SE2
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 70
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1952
Page Number: 1-2
Volume/Sheet: 70
   
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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 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 ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument FARMHOUSE * The main dwelling-house of a farm, it can be either detached from or attached to the working buildings. back
monument OUTBUILDING * A detached subordinate building. Use specific type where known, eg. DAIRY. 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 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 WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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