Lynch Chapel Of Ease

Lynch Chapel Of Ease
TypeChapel
LocationWest Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°13′03″N 3°34′33″W / 51.2174°N 3.5759°W / 51.2174; -3.5759
Builtc. 1530
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameLynch Chapel Of Ease
Designated22 May 1969[1]
Reference no.1057997
Lynch Chapel Of Ease is located in Somerset
Lynch Chapel Of Ease
Location of Lynch Chapel Of Ease in Somerset

The Anglican Lynch Chapel Of Ease in West Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England was built around 1530. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The chapel was built around 1503 and was used by monks from Athelney Abbey but then became a private chapel for use by the lord of the nearby manor house.[2]

The building was used as a store for the nearby farm but was returned to religious use in the 1880s by Thomas Dyke Acland.[3] In 1880 it was restored and the addition of a porch completed around 1904 in memory of Henry Goddard.[1]

The parish of Selworthy is within the Porlock and Porlock Weir benefice within the Diocese of Bath and Wells.[4]

Architecture

The stone building is supported by diagonal buttresses and has a slate roof. It has a ribbed open wagon roof.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lynch Chapel of Ease". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "History of West Mynch Farm". Exmoor Owl and Hawk Centre. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "MSO12027 - Chapel of Ease, West Lynch". Exmoor Historic Environment Record. Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Lynch Chapel, Selworthy". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 5 November 2017.