Monument record MLI22454 - CHAPEL, CRESSY HALL
Summary
CHAPEL, CRESSY HALL
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cressy Hall, Gosberton was a manor house rebuilt by Sir Henry Heron (d.1695); it was burnt down in 1792 and again rebuilt. The name derives from the Cressy family, one of whom established a market and fair here in the time of Edward I. Marrat {4} refers to a chapel with the date 1309 inscribed on the door.{1}{2}{3}{4} At TF22263049, in west wall of greenhouse, is stone inscribed:- 'this chapel was built 1308 and repaired 1666'. The old brick, now plastered over is believed to be the original west wall of the chapel.{1}, HTM 3.5M
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2513 Index: OS CARD INDEX. GOSBERTON. TF 23 SW:2,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Third Edition. 3RD EDN:P 789, 801-2.
- <3> SLI979 Bibliographic Reference: William Marrat. 1814. The History of Lincolnshire; Topographical, Historical and Descriptive. VOL 1 P 211.
- <4> SLI3039 Index: SMR FILE. GOSBERTON. TF 23 SW:G, H,1976, R.W.H..
- <5> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. 5 P 63, GAZ U14.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 2226 3049 (point) |
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Civil Parish | GOSBERTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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