Chapel Of St Lawrence

CREDITON

SS8200 LANDSCORE 672-1/3/120 (North side (off)) 19/03/51 Chapel of St Lawrence

GV II

Chapel. Early C13 origins, said to have been left ruinous after the 1743 fire of Crediton (old list description), used as a cottage at one time until thoroughly restored 1920-21 by Sir Charles Nicholson, restoration paid for by Mrs Drake of Winswood (q.v.). Now used infrequently by Queen Elizabeth School. Local volcanic trap and sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings; pantile roof. Early English Exterior: Largely rebuilt. plain clasping buttresses. East end has a triple lancet with double-chamfered lights and a hoodmould. West end similar with a moulded string at sill level. The north side appears to contain more original wall masonry than the south. North door with a double-chamfered 2-centred doorway with a hoodmould with label stops, flanked by lancet windows with chamfered frames and hoodmoulds with label stops. Blocked opening below western lancet. The south side is similar but with 3 chamfered lancets with hoodmoulds and label stops;dooray matches that on the north side. Interior: Plastered walls; windows with deep internal splays. Detail largely 1920s, all fittings 1920s. A segmental-headed chamfered recess on the north wall of the chancel has medieval masonry on the west side with a short section of original moulded stone string. Internal splays of east and west windows have medieval chamfers and stops.

Listing NGR: SS8257600410