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 chapter house | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2008 | |
  Location within Lancashire | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mausoleum |
| Location | Thurnham, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 54°00′32″N 2°49′22″W / 54.008924°N 2.822907°W |
| Opened | 1230 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Red sandstone |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 2 May 1968 |
| Reference no. | 1362525 |
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]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ The Chapter House, Cockersand Abbey – Historic England
- ^ "Ancient abbey is saved by grant". BBC News. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ The History of Thurnham Hall – ThurnhamHall.com
- ^ Historic England, "The Chapter House, Cockersand Abbey (1362525)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 January 2015
- ^ Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 249–51
- Sources
- Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9