Monument record MDO3788 - Chapel, East Stour

A chapel demolished in 1841, and mentioned as a charity in documents of 1586. Reported as having been situated a little to the east of the parish church.

Christ Church, East Stour was built in 1842 and stands a little east of the site of the former chapel of East Stour, demolished in 1841. Originally the chapel seems to have been a chantry and is mentioned as such in 1586. <1>

There are no visible remains or indications of a building platform in the churchyard. Miss G. Lester (Tenant), Church Farm understood that the present church was built over the site of the former chapel. <2>

<1> Shipp, W (ed), 1868, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 3, 633-634 (Monograph). SWX3207.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 03-FEB-56 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 16 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(1) The Parish Church, Christ Church, stands in the S. of the village. The walls are of local limestone ashlar with Greensand dressings and the roofs are slate-covered. The church was built in 1842 to the design of G. Alexander, in the Romanesque style on a cruciform plan with a central tower. The former church was demolished and some fittings from it were transferred to the new building.'

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Mar 24 2025 2:48PM