St Helens Chapel Cottage and Remains of St Helens Chapel to East
ST HELENS CHAPEL COTTAGE AND REMAINS OF ST HELENS CHAPEL TO EAST, HOBBS HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162161
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1965
- List Entry Name:
- St Helens Chapel Cottage and Remains of St Helens Chapel to East
- Statutory Address:
- ST HELENS CHAPEL COTTAGE AND REMAINS OF ST HELENS CHAPEL TO EAST, HOBBS HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1162161
- Date first listed:
- 25-Feb-1965
- List Entry Name:
- St Helens Chapel Cottage and Remains of St Helens Chapel to East
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST HELENS CHAPEL COTTAGE AND REMAINS OF ST HELENS CHAPEL TO EAST, HOBBS HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ST HELENS CHAPEL COTTAGE AND REMAINS OF ST HELENS CHAPEL TO EAST, HOBBS HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Georgeham
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 44362 38994
Details
SS 43 NW GEORGEHAM HOBBS HILL (south-east side), Croyde 6/129 St Helens Chapel Cottage and - remains of St Helens Chapel to 25.2.65 east GV II
Former chapel and adjoining Cottage, now one dwelling and chapel remains. Medieval chapel restored C20, cottage to west end of Chapel built in 1906. Chapel of rubble stone, cottage of rubble stone and cob whitewashed rendered with stacks to each end of tiled roof. Chapel roof plain tiled with gable end to inhabited portion. Chapel 1½ storeys to inhabited part. 2-storey cottage has 3-window south front of C20 2-light casements and C20 gabled porch and 2 short buttresses at right end of front. Pointed arch window to north side of chapel with dressed stone jambs and voussoirs, each voussoirs, each voussoir scratched on the inner face with a letter forming inscription ICHABOD. Early scratch sundial over 3-light window to south. Chapel has 3 closely spaced raised crucks with 2 tiers of threaded purlins, morticed collars and yokes and with angled chamfers to the soffits in the curve of each blade. The exposed cruck truss at the gable end has a false collar formed from the lower sections of a similar pair at cruck blades, sawn off and set horizontally in the wall to join at the centre. C20 joinery in present east gable end. Ruins of chapel extend east, partly rebuilt at upper end with a crenellated parapet. False four-centred arch to entrance on north side and slit windows on each side wall with deep chamfer to inner faces. The Chapel is said to have C12 origins.
Listing NGR: SS4436238994
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 98383
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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