Monument record MLI60723 - Silkby Chapel
Summary
Remains of Silkby Chapel in Butt Lees.
Type and Period (2)
- CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 60723
Site of chapel marked by the O.S. A rectangular shape is visible on the ground. {1}
Area of stone scatter visible and some slight undulations but difficult to see any particular features.{2}
This scheduling includes the buried remains and associated archaeological deposits of Silkby Chapel, a stone chapel constructed in the medieval period in association with the former hamlet of Silkby. During the post medieval period, following the depopulation of the hamlet, the chapel went out of ecclesiastical use and was converted into an agricultural building. It was finally demolished in the 19th century. A raised building platform survives and fragments of building material are visible in the topsoil and the nearby hedge bank. The appearance of the building is known from documentary sources. {4}
Architectural fragments from the chapel have been used in a nearby rockery, and fragments of building stone were visible in the adjacent bank and hedge. A small, rough mound in the pasture marks the site of the chapel. {5}
Fragments of carved stone from the chapel including a late Perpendicular doorway were re-used in a nearby house which has now been demolished. Some stones from the chapel were also possibly re-used as a bridge at Broadwater. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI4107 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1972. AM 7. SAM 78.
- <2> SLI4030 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1987. AM 107. SAM 78.
- <3> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. FN84.
- <4> SLI5368 Scheduling Record: English Heritage. 1999. Revised scheduling document 22753. Mpp 23.
- <5> SLI2720 Index: Ordnance Survey. Silk Willoughby O.S. cards. SILK WILLOUGHBY. TF 04 SE; 6.
- <6> SLI3258 Index: Silk Willoughby SMR cards. SILK WILLOUGHBY. TF 04 SE; AJ.
- <7> SLI920 Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. pp 460-61.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0528 4299 (43m by 47m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SILK WILLOUGHBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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