Creswell Chapel Ruins, near Stafford

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Date:1910

Description:Creswell Chapel of Ease dates from around 1150. The only visible remains of this chapel is a partial ruin standing in fields to the northwest of the village proper. It was a subsidiary chapel of the Royal Free Chapel of St. Mary in Stafford since 1346. Only the two adjoining north and east walls of the chancel survive, the north window having Early English narrow lancet windows which are typical of the 13th century, while the east wall displays features typical of the 15th century.

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Source: Mr Jake Whitehouse

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