Listed Building record MDO49144 - St Gabriel's Church, Stanton St Gabriel

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Summary

Church built in 1841.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West) (Monograph). SDO97.

‘(2) New Chapel of St. Gabriel, on the S. side of the main road, 7/8 m. N.N.E. of the old chapel, has walls of ashlar, dressed flint and rubble and roofs covered with slates. It was built in 1841 and consists of Chancel (16 ft. by 12 ft.), N. Vestry, Nave (55 ft. by 17 ft.) and W. Porch; at the W. end there is a small bell-cote. It contains from the old chapel the following:—
Fittings—Font: tapering cylindrical bowl with band of interlaced ornament, of doubtful antiquity and in any case recut, stem modern. Rood-beam: moulded beam with carved paterae, c. 1500, made up with modern work.’

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 40516 93798 (26m by 11m)
Map sheet SY49SW
Civil Parish Stanton St Gabriel; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 104 002
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Stanton St Gabriel 2

Record last edited

Apr 17 2025 11:17AM

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