Site of 19th century mortuary chapel, St Martins Churchyard, Feering (EHER 8346)

Now destroyed. The site of a mortuary chapel in St Martins Churchyard.

Demolished mortuary chapel in St Martins Churchyard. The chapel was situated in a rectangular cemetery half a mile from the church. It had red brick walls, a clay tile roof, wood block floor. Each side wall had two double lancet windows. The corners were buttressed and a buttress was centrally placed in each side wall. There was a small lancet over the door. The plinth was offset by one course - five courses from the ground at the east end, six courses at the west end. There was a bell tower at the west end. There was a triple lancet at the east end with a brick hood course. All windows were leaded with square lights 2.5" square, with green and purple glass; and white glass at the window edges. All the glass was frosted. At the west end there was a clay tile wheel cross on the roof. The chapel was at the south side of the cemetery which had a central path aligned on the long axis of the east- west cemetery. <1> Five photos of the chapel and cemetery. <2> Aerial photograph <3>. Site Assessment: Demolished in 1974. <1> NRHE data transfer: See <4>. NRHE summary description: Mortuary chapel built 19th century.