Lynch Chapel Of Ease

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

Lynch Chapel Of Ease
TypeChapel
LocationWest Lynch, Selworthy, Somerset, England
Coordinates51.2174°N 3.5759°W / 51.2174; -3.5759
Builtc. 1530
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Lynch Chapel Of Ease
Designated22 May 1969[1]
Reference no.1057997
Location of Lynch Chapel Of Ease in Somerset

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]

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References
  1. "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.
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