St Botolph's Chapel, Botesdale
St Botolph's Chapel is located in Botesdale, Suffolk. Built as a chapel of ease for the parish church of St Mary's Church, Redgrave, it now serves as the parish church, since St Mary's was declared redundant in 2004.[1] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
| St Botolph's Chapel, Botesdale | |
|---|---|
| 52°20′34″N 1°00′22″E | |
| OS grid reference | TM 04877 75890 |
| Location | Chapel Lane, Botesdale, Suffolk, IP22 1RG |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Central Anglican |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | Circa 14th Century |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 29 July 1955 |
| Architectural type | Chapel of ease |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | Christopher Norburn |
The earliest reference to the chapel was in a court roll in 1338, but in c. 1470 the chapel was converted to a chantry using land and property left by John Sheriffe.[3]
In 1547 the chapel passed to the Crown following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and in 1576 the chapel building was converted to use as a grammar school founded by Sir Nicholas Bacon. It closed as a school in 1878, reverting to use as a chapel of ease in 1883.[1][2]
References
- "St Botolph's Chapel, Botesdale". Suffolk Churches. Simon Knott. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "Chapel of St. Botolph". Historic England. Historic England. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "BOTESDALE, Chapel of St. Botolph (TM 049 759)". English Church Architecture. C. P. Canfield. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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