Chapel Of Saint Catherine

The Chapel of Saint Catherine is a consecrated ecclesiastical building that was originally part of Milton Abbey. It dates back to the late 12th century, with the west wall of the nave rebuilt and the chancel walls raised in the 18th century. The chapel underwent restoration in 1901 after being used for secular purposes. Its construction features flint and rubble stone walls with ashlar dressings, and it has stone slate roofs with coped gables; the north slopes were renewed with artificial stone slates around 1980.

The chapel consists of a nave and chancel. The south wall of the nave includes a 12th-century doorway with a segmental inner arch and a round-headed outer arch that has roll moulding, supported by shafts with foliated caps. There are remains of an inscription on the door jamb that grants 120 days' indulgence. To the west of this doorway, there is a small 12th-century round-arched window. East of the door, a 15th-century two-light square-headed window features ogee lights. The wall has three buttresses. The east window, dating from the 18th century, is in the style of the 15th century and has three lights. The north wall of the nave also has a 12th-century segmental-arched doorway, two windows that match those on the south wall, and three buttresses. The west wall, rebuilt in the 18th century with ashlar stone and knapped flint, contains a 19th-century lancet window.

Inside, the walls are plastered, and the roofs, installed around 1901, are of tie-beam construction. The chancel is paved with old tiles, including some decorative medieval tiles from the Abbey. The chancel arch is pointed and consists of two orders with roll moulding and triple shafts with scalloped caps. The nave is also paved with old tiles, featuring some decorative medieval tiles at the west end. There is a carved bracket from the 15th century in the east wall of the chancel, a small niche by the north door, and the altar table appears to date from the 17th century. This chapel is a good example of a largely unaltered small Norman church.