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'''Ayshford Chapel''' is a former private chapel in the village of [[Ayshford]], [[Devon]], England. It has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a Grade I [[listed building]],<ref name=hg>{{Citation |url= http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1325900|title= Ayshford Chapel|year=2011 |work=The National Heritage List for England |publisher=[[English Heritage]] |accessdate= 10 May 2011}}</ref> and is under the care of the [[Friends of Friendless Churches]].<ref name=ffc>{{Citation | url = http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php?page=ayshford | title = Ayshford Chape| accessdate = 21 July 2010 | publisher = [[Friends of Friendless Churches]] }}</ref> It is situated to the south of the manor house of Ayshford Court, and to the north of the [[Grand Western Canal]].<ref name=matt>{{Citation | last =Saunders| first =Matthew | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Saving Churches | publisher =Frances Lincoln | year =2010| location =London | pages = 20–22| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-7112-3154-2}}</ref> |
'''Ayshford Chapel''' is a former private chapel in the village of [[Ayshford]], within the parish of [[Burlescombe]], [[Devon]], England. It has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a Grade I [[listed building]],<ref name=hg>{{Citation |url= http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1325900|title= Ayshford Chapel|year=2011 |work=The National Heritage List for England |publisher=[[English Heritage]] |accessdate= 10 May 2011}}</ref> and is under the care of the [[Friends of Friendless Churches]].<ref name=ffc>{{Citation | url = http://www.friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/CMSMS/index.php?page=ayshford | title = Ayshford Chape| accessdate = 21 July 2010 | publisher = [[Friends of Friendless Churches]] }}</ref> It is situated immediateley to the south of the manor house of Ayshford Court, and to the north of the [[Grand Western Canal]].<ref name=matt>{{Citation | last =Saunders| first =Matthew | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Saving Churches | publisher =Frances Lincoln | year =2010| location =London | pages = 20–22| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-7112-3154-2}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The chapel was built in the 15th century |
The chapel was built in the 15th century by the Ayshford family of adjacent Ayshford Court. It is considered to be large for a private chapel in Devon. It was renovated during the 19th century.<ref name=hg/> This renovation included installation of stained glass; this was the first signed work by the glass painter John Toms of [[Wellington, Somerset|Wellington]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Cheshire | first = Jim | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | publication-date = | date = | year = 2004 | title = Stained glass and the Victorian gothic revival | edition = | volume = | series = | publication-place = | place = | publisher = Manchester University Press | pages = | page = 67| id = | isbn = 978-0719063466 | doi = | oclc = | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=X7DfzDRczhoC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=ayshford+chapel&source=bl&ots=t2hXHF6Ef8&sig=6oDmXwHrXQJ1L-Uwju80xKnazyA&hl=en&ei=WJM9TJ-bMsH54AalorHGAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDIQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=ayshford%20chapel&f=false | accessdate =21 July 2010 }}</ref> Since it was declared redundant, the chapel has been maintained by the [[Charitable organization|charity]], the Friends of Friendless Churches, who hold a 125 year [[Leasehold estate|lease]] with effect from 1 February 2000.<ref>{{Citation | date = June 2010| title = Churches and chapels owned by the Friends of Friendless Churches: Details for Visitors | publication-place = London | place = | publisher = Friends of Friendless Churches}}</ref> In 2001–02 the charity undertook major conservation work. This included restoring the salmon-pink [[limewash]] in the interior, and repairing the stained glass.<ref name=ffc/> |
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==Architecture== |
==Architecture== |
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Ayshford Chapel is constructed in local Westleigh [[chert]] [[rubble]], with dressings in [[Beer stone]].<ref name=matt/> It has a [[slate]] roof. The plan consists of a rectangular building in one cell with no division between the [[nave]] and [[chancel]]. It is supported by corner [[buttress]]es. The ends are [[gable]]d and [[Coping (architecture)|coped]]; at the west end is a [[bellcote]], and at the east end is an apex cross. There are three two-light windows in each side wall and a three-light window in each end; all contain [[English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic|Perpendicular]] [[tracery]]. There are two doors, one at the west end, the other on the south side.<ref name=hg/> |
Ayshford Chapel is constructed in local Westleigh [[chert]] [[rubble]], with dressings in [[Beer stone]].<ref name=matt/> It has a [[slate]] roof. The plan consists of a rectangular building in one cell with no division between the [[nave]] and [[chancel]]. It is supported by corner [[buttress]]es. The ends are [[gable]]d and [[Coping (architecture)|coped]]; at the west end is a [[bellcote]], and at the east end is an apex cross. There are three two-light windows in each side wall and a three-light window in each end; all contain [[English Gothic architecture#Perpendicular Gothic|Perpendicular]] [[tracery]]. There are two doors, one at the west end, the other on the south side.<ref name=hg/> |
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Internally the roof dates from the 15th century; it is a continuous open [[wagon roof]] and contains oak [[Boss (architecture)|bosses]] with foliage carving. The carved oak chancel screen dating from the same period is [[panelling|panelled]] and includes [[Blind arcade|blind arcarding]]. It was painted in the 19th century.<ref name=hg/> Some of red, blue and green paint is still present.<ref name=ffc/> The remainder of the furniture dates from the 19th century. The chapel is floored with red and black tiles, and |
Internally the roof dates from the 15th century; it is a continuous open [[wagon roof]] and contains oak [[Boss (architecture)|bosses]] with foliage carving. The carved oak chancel screen dating from the same period is [[panelling|panelled]] and includes [[Blind arcade|blind arcarding]]. It was re-painted in the 19th century.<ref name=hg/> Some of red, blue and green paint is still present.<ref name=ffc/> The remainder of the furniture, consisting of utilitarian oak pews, dates from the 19th century. The chapel is floored with red and black glazed tiles, and contains memorials to members of the Ayshford family.<ref name=hg/> The stained glass is said to be in [[Art Deco]] style.<ref name=ffc/> There is a single bell inscribed with the date 1657.<ref name=matt/> |
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==Monuments== |
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[[File:AyshfordMonument1689AyshfordChapel.jpg|thumb|200px|Monument to John Ayshford (d.1689), Ayshford Chapel, Ayshford]] |
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On the floor in the sanctuary before the altar is the much worn yellow sandstone gravestone of Sir Henry Ashford. The text reads as follows: ''Hic jacet Henricus Ayshforde armiger qui obiit x die Februarii Anno Domini 1649 anno aetatis suo 73. Etiam jacet Anne uxor eius quae obiit ultimo die Octobris Anno Dom. 1656 anno aetatis sua ...'' ("Here lies Henry Ayshford Esq., who died the tenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1649 in the 73rd year of his age. Also lies Anne his wife who died on the last day of October in the year of our Lord 1656 in the ... year of her age"). Below is an escutcheon showing the arms of Ayshford impaling his wife's arms, now indistinct but still showing a chevron. In the sanctuary to the left of the altar is the small black marble [[chest-tomb]] of the infant Henry Ashford(d.1666). The inscription on the top slab reads: "(Here lies)? the body of ...ry Ayshforde sone of Arthur Ayshforde Esq.r who departed this life the 17th day of January Anno Dom. 1666 aged one yeare and nine mo." Below is an escutcheon with mantling showing the arms of Ayshford with a helm atop bearing the Ayshford crest of a saracen's head. An inscribed double arcade is shown on the front side. On the north wall of the nave is a baroque marble mural monument to John Ashford (d.1689). It comprises a rectangular plaque flanked by Corinthian columns below a moulded entablature above which are shown the Ashford arms flanked by flaming urns. The columns sit on a shelf supported on consoles carved as cherubs heads. The apron is carved with swags, cherubs and the Ashford arms. <ref>Listed Building text [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-95867-ayshford-chapel-burlescombe]</ref> The incised text reads as follows: "Near this place lies enterrd the body of John Ayshford of Ayshford in the county of Devon Esq.r who departed this life the 24th day of Febru: 1689 in ye 49th year of his aage ''(sic)''. As also the body of Susanna Ayshford his wife daughter of Lucy Knightley of London, merchant, the youngest son of Ritchard Knightley of Fausley in the county of Northamton Esq.r who departed this life the 6 day of Decem: 1688 in the 24 year of her age". The [[Knightley Baronets|Knightley family]] held the manor of [[Fawsley]], 3 miles south of [[Daventry]], Northamptonshire, from 1416 to 1914, and the grand Elizabethan [[manor house]] of Fawsley Hall survives, in the chapel of which survive effigies of the Knightley family. Two further similar mural monuments to the Ayshford family exist in nearby Burlescombe Church, the parish church of Ayshford Manor. |
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==Ayshford Court== |
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[[File:AyshfordChapelAyshfordBurlescombeDevon.jpg|thumb|200px|Ayshford Chapel and Ayshford Court, viewed from the south, from the bank of the canal]] |
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Ayshford is recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as ''Aiseforda''. It is recorded even earlier in a charter dated 958. <ref>Listed Buildings text [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-95868-ayshford-court-burlescombe]</ref> The [[manor house]] is now split into two residences. The main historic house was built by the Ashford/Ayshford family in about 1500 with major added in the 16th and 17th. centuries. The parlour wing was probably built by Roger Ayshford (d.1610) and the |
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plasterwork was probably commissioned by Arthur Ayshford. The owners at the time of the listing of the building in 1966 possessed a transcript of a 1689 inventory which showed the great wealth of the Ayshford family at that time. Mention was made of a "painted chamber". Ayshford Court, with its chapel and farmbuildings form an attractive group of buildings.<ref>Listed Buildings text [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-95868-ayshford-court-burlescombe]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:21, 24 January 2012
| Ayshford Chapel | |
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 Ayshford Chapel with Ayshford Court beyond and to the right | |
| Location | Ayshford, Devon, England |
| OS grid reference | ST 048 152 |
| Built | 15th century |
| Built for | Ayshford (Ashford) family |
| Restored | 19th century |
| Architectural style(s) | Perpendicular |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 5 April 1966 |
  Location in Devon | |
Ayshford Chapel is a former private chapel in the village of Ayshford, within the parish of Burlescombe, Devon, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2] It is situated immediateley to the south of the manor house of Ayshford Court, and to the north of the Grand Western Canal.[3]
History
The chapel was built in the 15th century by the Ayshford family of adjacent Ayshford Court. It is considered to be large for a private chapel in Devon. It was renovated during the 19th century.[1] This renovation included installation of stained glass; this was the first signed work by the glass painter John Toms of Wellington.[4] Since it was declared redundant, the chapel has been maintained by the charity, the Friends of Friendless Churches, who hold a 125 year lease with effect from 1 February 2000.[5] In 2001–02 the charity undertook major conservation work. This included restoring the salmon-pink limewash in the interior, and repairing the stained glass.[2]
Architecture
Ayshford Chapel is constructed in local Westleigh chert rubble, with dressings in Beer stone.[3] It has a slate roof. The plan consists of a rectangular building in one cell with no division between the nave and chancel. It is supported by corner buttresses. The ends are gabled and coped; at the west end is a bellcote, and at the east end is an apex cross. There are three two-light windows in each side wall and a three-light window in each end; all contain Perpendicular tracery. There are two doors, one at the west end, the other on the south side.[1]
Internally the roof dates from the 15th century; it is a continuous open wagon roof and contains oak bosses with foliage carving. The carved oak chancel screen dating from the same period is panelled and includes blind arcarding. It was re-painted in the 19th century.[1] Some of red, blue and green paint is still present.[2] The remainder of the furniture, consisting of utilitarian oak pews, dates from the 19th century. The chapel is floored with red and black glazed tiles, and contains memorials to members of the Ayshford family.[1] The stained glass is said to be in Art Deco style.[2] There is a single bell inscribed with the date 1657.[3]
Monuments
On the floor in the sanctuary before the altar is the much worn yellow sandstone gravestone of Sir Henry Ashford. The text reads as follows: Hic jacet Henricus Ayshforde armiger qui obiit x die Februarii Anno Domini 1649 anno aetatis suo 73. Etiam jacet Anne uxor eius quae obiit ultimo die Octobris Anno Dom. 1656 anno aetatis sua ... ("Here lies Henry Ayshford Esq., who died the tenth day of February in the year of our Lord 1649 in the 73rd year of his age. Also lies Anne his wife who died on the last day of October in the year of our Lord 1656 in the ... year of her age"). Below is an escutcheon showing the arms of Ayshford impaling his wife's arms, now indistinct but still showing a chevron. In the sanctuary to the left of the altar is the small black marble chest-tomb of the infant Henry Ashford(d.1666). The inscription on the top slab reads: "(Here lies)? the body of ...ry Ayshforde sone of Arthur Ayshforde Esq.r who departed this life the 17th day of January Anno Dom. 1666 aged one yeare and nine mo." Below is an escutcheon with mantling showing the arms of Ayshford with a helm atop bearing the Ayshford crest of a saracen's head. An inscribed double arcade is shown on the front side. On the north wall of the nave is a baroque marble mural monument to John Ashford (d.1689). It comprises a rectangular plaque flanked by Corinthian columns below a moulded entablature above which are shown the Ashford arms flanked by flaming urns. The columns sit on a shelf supported on consoles carved as cherubs heads. The apron is carved with swags, cherubs and the Ashford arms. [6] The incised text reads as follows: "Near this place lies enterrd the body of John Ayshford of Ayshford in the county of Devon Esq.r who departed this life the 24th day of Febru: 1689 in ye 49th year of his aage (sic). As also the body of Susanna Ayshford his wife daughter of Lucy Knightley of London, merchant, the youngest son of Ritchard Knightley of Fausley in the county of Northamton Esq.r who departed this life the 6 day of Decem: 1688 in the 24 year of her age". The Knightley family held the manor of Fawsley, 3 miles south of Daventry, Northamptonshire, from 1416 to 1914, and the grand Elizabethan manor house of Fawsley Hall survives, in the chapel of which survive effigies of the Knightley family. Two further similar mural monuments to the Ayshford family exist in nearby Burlescombe Church, the parish church of Ayshford Manor.
Ayshford Court
Ayshford is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Aiseforda. It is recorded even earlier in a charter dated 958. [7] The manor house is now split into two residences. The main historic house was built by the Ashford/Ayshford family in about 1500 with major added in the 16th and 17th. centuries. The parlour wing was probably built by Roger Ayshford (d.1610) and the plasterwork was probably commissioned by Arthur Ayshford. The owners at the time of the listing of the building in 1966 possessed a transcript of a 1689 inventory which showed the great wealth of the Ayshford family at that time. Mention was made of a "painted chamber". Ayshford Court, with its chapel and farmbuildings form an attractive group of buildings.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ayshford Chapel", The National Heritage List for England, English Heritage, 2011, retrieved 10 May 2011
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c d Ayshford Chape, Friends of Friendless Churches, retrieved 21 July 2010
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c Saunders, Matthew (2010), Saving Churches, London: Frances Lincoln, pp. 20–22, ISBN 978-0-7112-3154-2
{{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Cheshire, Jim (2004), Stained glass and the Victorian gothic revival, Manchester University Press, p. 67, ISBN 978-0719063466, retrieved 21 July 2010
{{citation}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Churches and chapels owned by the Friends of Friendless Churches: Details for Visitors, London: Friends of Friendless Churches, June 2010
- ^ Listed Building text [1]
- ^ Listed Buildings text [2]
- ^ Listed Buildings text [3]