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St Bartholomews Chapel And Hospital

Hob Uid: 415887
Location :
Medway
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ7524067890
Summary : St. Bartholomew's Chapel, High Street, Chatham, is the only surviving portion of the Hospital of St. Bartholomew, said to have been founded by Gundulph, Bishop of Rochester between AD1077 and 1108. The hospital was not suppressed and in 1837 the institution consisted of five persons. The Chapel, restored in the 19th century, is now a chapel of ease to the parish church. The apsidal-ended Chancel and Chancel arch are Norman, but the Nave is mostly Early English. There is a Norman piscina and apse. Excavation was carried out in 1978 in the area close to the entrance. A substantial flint and lime mortar wall was investigated and the finds included a variety of pottery ranging from Roman to modern in date, a 15th century column base and a clay pipe stem of the 18th Century.
More information : [TQ 7524 6789] ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S CHAPEL [A.T.] (1)

St. Bartholomew's Chapel, High Street, Chatham, is the only
surviving portion of the Hospital of St. Bartholomew, said to
have been founded by Gundulph, Bishop of Rochester, 1077-1108.
The hospital was not suppressed and in 1837 the institution
consisted of five persons.
The Chapel is Norman and later, wholly restored in the 19th c.
It is now a chapel of ease to the parish church. (2-4)

In normal use: notice board reads:- "St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Chapel. Founded by Bishop Gundulph in 1078." (5)

St Bartholomew's Chapel. Grade B. This is the Chapel and only
surviving portion of the buildings of St Bartholomew's Hospital,
founded in 1078. It is now a chapel of ease attached to the
Parish Church. The apsidal-ended Chancel and Chancel arch are
Norman, but the Nave is mostly Early English. Norman piscina and
apse. The whole building has been restored in the 19th century. (6)

Additional bibliography. (7-8)

Excavation was carried out in 1978 in the area close to
the entrance to St. Bartholomew's Chapel. A substantial
flint and lime mortar wall was investigated to clarify
its relationship with other structures and to investigate
its date. Trenching revealed a variety of pottery ranging
from Roman to modern in date, a 15th C. column base, and
a clay pipe stem of the 18th Century. (9)

Additional bibliography. (10-12)

Additional bibliography - not consulted. (13-16)
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1108
Monument Start Date : 1077
Monument Type : Chapel, Hospital
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : restored
Monument End Date : 1900
Monument Start Date : 1801
Monument Type : Hospital, Chapel
Evidence : Extant Building
Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Now
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Monument Type : Chapel Of Ease
Evidence : Extant Building
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 76 NE 2
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Associated Monuments :
Relationship type : General association
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Relationship type : General association
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-11-03
End Date : 1964-11-03
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1978-01-01
End Date : 1978-12-31