Monument record MLI22454 - CHAPEL, CRESSY HALL

Summary

CHAPEL, CRESSY HALL

Type and Period (1)

  • (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)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. GOSBERTON. TF 23 SW:2,1965, D.A..
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Third Edition. 3RD EDN:P 789, 801-2.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William Marrat. 1814. The History of Lincolnshire; Topographical, Historical and Descriptive. VOL 1 P 211.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. GOSBERTON. TF 23 SW:G, H,1976, R.W.H..
  •  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)
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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