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Lyscombe Chapel DSC_0588.NEF

            Buried in a fold of the chalk downland between the villages of Piddletrenthide and Cheselbourne rests a delightful relic of medieval ecclesiastical buildings. 3½ hides of land at Lyscombe formed part of the original endowment of Milton Abbey and was mentioned in 1311 with the chapels at Wooland and Whitcombe. It passed to Sir John Tregonwell when King Henry VIII granted him the Abbey's possessions in 1540.

The chapel was probably on the monastic route between the abbeys at Abbotsbury and Milton, and may have begun as a stopover for passing monks; it is said that the rent they paid to the local landowner was twelve fish a year. The chancel of the chapel dates from the C12, but the nave was almost totally rebuilt in two stages in the C15 and C16.

The chancel is C12, but the nave was entirely rebuilt in C15 and C16. Originally, the east window was a single light that was widened in C13 and a chamfered trefoil head inserted. The Chancel arch is mid C12. The stone stair in the chancel is late C16 and gives rise to the proposition that the building may have been used as a dwelling. Alongside, are the remains of the priest's house.

Although in a ruinous condition, the buildings were Grade II Listed in January 1956. In 2005 the whole suite was repaired with a grant of £260,000 from DEFRA and converted into a public space and over-night shelter for walkers on the Downland Way through Dorset.

This work, using traditional materials of lime mortar, masonry, green oak carpentry and thatched roofing, won the RIBA Wessex South West Town & Country Design Award 2006 and a Civic Trust Award 2007.

This is a most sensitive restoration in a beautiful setting, which generously rewards a visit.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Melcombe Horsey (show map)

Taken on: December 29, 2013

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