Monument Number 7493 |
| Hob Uid: 7493 | |
Location :
Northumberland
Eglingham
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| Grid Ref : NU1649020310 |
| Summary : A chapel was built in South Charlton before 1273 by the Lucker family. Divine service was suspended shortly after 1343, possibly as a result of war, and it lapsed into a ruinous condition. It was rebuilt and a tower added at the west end by the Earl of Northumberland in 1450 for the protection of the inhabitants. By the 17th century it was again delapidated, although still used until the 18th century as the village school. By 1865, most of it had disappeared. |
More information : (NU16492031) Church (NR) (Site of). (1)
A chapel existed at South Charlton (2) in the middle of the 13th
Cent. It had probably been built by the Lucker family. Land
attached to it is mentioned in 1273. Not long after 1343 divine
service was entirely suspended, possibly as a result of war, and it was probably allowed to fall into ruin. In 1450 the Earl of
Northumberland built a tower at the end of the chapel for the
protection of the villagers.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the chapel again lapsed into a
semi-ruinous condition being destitute of any regular incumbent. There is evidence that it was still in use up to the middle of the
18th century.
It stood at the east end of the village, where a parcel of land is still called 'Kirk Croft'. In 1823 the steps leading up to the chapel yard gate still remained, but in 1829 the wall round the yard was taken down and the yard itself was included in the 'Half Acres'. (2-3)
Remains of the Chapel were extant in 1865 (a), but nothing of it now survives. (4)
It was at some time used as the village school. Listed by Cathcart King and Dodds. (5,6) |