Remains Of Chapel Of St Mary And St John The Baptist To South Of Stydd Hall

SK 13 NE 5/108 13.9.67

PARISH OF YEAVELEY STYDD LANE (South Side) Remains of Chapel of St Mary and St John the Baptist to south of Stydd Hall

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Remains of former chapel. Early C13 with later alterations. Sandstone, capped to top of walls with plain tiles. Remains of south wall and a corner of the east wall survive but little else. South wall has plain plinth with three thin chamfered lancets with continuous moulded hoods and sill bands to south side. The north elevation of the same windows have nook shafts to sides with superbly carved foliaged capitals and above,moulding round top of arches with hoodmould above springing from finely carved corbel heads or foliaged bosses. To east side of these windows the plinth has low doorway through with segmental arched head. East wall to west side has another carved corbel head and the remains of another nook shaft. Inside the building is a plain stone circular font probably contemporary with the chapel. Also a scheduled ancient monument.

Listing NGR: SK1720239992