St Thomas Becket chapel, Bodmin
Appearance
Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket | |
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Type | Chapel |
Location | Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom |
OS grid reference | SX0736267025 |
Area | Central Cornwall |
Built | 1377 |
Architectural style(s) | Medieval |
Official name | Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin |
Designated | 1950 |
Reference no. | 1002937 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | RUINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST THOMAS BECKET |
Designated | 1972 |
Reference no. | 1195280 |
The ruins of a Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket are located in the grounds of St Petroc's Church, Bodmin. It is now roofless and in a ruinous state. It is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and grade II listed building.
A single story building, it was built in the 14th century and licensed in 1377. There is a crypt below the chapel and it is considered that "...the decorated window tracery is of particular interest and rarity for Cornwall".[1][2][3]
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St Thomas Becket chapel
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Inside the chapel
References
[edit]- ^ Pevsner, N., and Radcliffe, E. (1970). The Buildings of England: Cornwall. Harmondsworth: Penguin. p. 43.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Historic England. "Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin, Bodmin (1002937)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "RUINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST THOMAS BECKET, Bodmin (1195280)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 November 2017.