St Thomas Becket chapel, Bodmin explained

Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket
Type:Chapel
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Location:Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Area:Central Cornwall
Built:1377
Architecture:Medieval
Designation1:Scheduled Ancient Monument
Designation1 Offname:Medieval chapel of St Thomas Becket 45m east of the church, Priory Road in Bodmin
Designation1 Date:1950
Designation1 Number:1002937
Designation2:Grade II
Designation2 Offname:RUINS OF THE CHAPEL OF ST THOMAS BECKET
Designation2 Date:1972
Designation2 Number:1195280

The ruins of a Medieval chapel dedicated to St. Thomas Becket are located within the grounds of St Petroc's Church in Bodmin, Cornwall. This chapel, now roofless and in a ruinous state, is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and is also a Grade II listed building, reflecting its historical and architectural significance.

Constructed in the 14th century, the chapel was licensed in 1377. It is a single-story structure with a crypt below the chapel and it is considered that "...the decorated window tracery is of particular interest and rarity for Cornwall".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Buildings of England: Cornwall. 1970. Pevsner, N., and Radcliffe, E.. Penguin. Harmondsworth. 43.