Cockersand Abbey chapter house

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Cockersand Abbey chapter house
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The building in 2008
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Location within Lancashire
General information
Type Mausoleum
Location Thurnham, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates 54°00′32″N2°49′22″W / 54.008924°N 2.822907°W / 54.008924; -2.822907 Coordinates: 54°00′32″N2°49′22″W / 54.008924°N 2.822907°W / 54.008924; -2.822907
Opened1230(792 years ago) (1230)
Technical details
MaterialRed sandstone
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated2 May 1968
Reference no. 1362525

Cockersand Abbey chapter house is a mausoleum in the English village of Thurnham, Lancashire. A Grade I listed building and formerly part of Cockersand Abbey, it dates to 1230. [1] It was used as a family mausoleum by the Daltons of Thurnham Hall during the 18th and 19th centuries. [2] The land was acquired by the Daltons shortly after 1556, when Robert Dalton married Ann Kitchen. [3]

Cockersand Abbey has existed from the late 12th century. The building is constructed of red sandstone rubble and has a slate roof. Its plan is octagonal although the west side has been squared off. At some point (probably the mid-18th century) it was converted into a family burial chamber. [4] [5]

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References

  1. The Chapter House, Cockersand AbbeyHistoric England
  2. "Ancient abbey is saved by grant". BBC News . 21 June 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
  3. The History of Thurnham Hall – ThurnhamHall.com
  4. Historic England, "The Chapter House, Cockersand Abbey (1362525)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 8 January 2015
  5. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 249–51
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