Description

SO 92 NE WINCHCOMBE POSTLIP

2/172 St James' Chapel
c 25 metres north of
4.7.60 Postlip Hall
(formerly listed as
Norman Chapel)

GV I

Roman Catholic Chapel. C12. Limestone ashlar, stone slate roof to coped
gables, small stone bell turret over chancel arch with ball finial; chancel
has saddle stone with cross. A small 2-cell Norman church, now a private
chapel. North doorway with Norman chevron and ball enrichment above single
order shafts with cushion capitals, the tympanum decorated with fish-scale;
under this a fine Victorian plank door with strap hinges and lock plate,
set to very flat 3-centred head. To the right very small slit window, and
a low-set buttress flyer; to chancel a small slit window, and in east and
west walls 3-light Perpendicular windows: that to the west, over recess
with Norman columns. The chapel was in considerable decay, used as an
implement house for the estate in the 1960s; it was extensively restored
c.1880; the interior is of that date. Forms a group with the Hall (qv)
and Tithe Barn (qv).

Listing NGR: SO9983926898

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17526453

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014