Monument record 1160/1/8 - St George's Chapel

{1}Survey of 1322-3 mentions second chapel; one chapel dedicated to St George;

{2}Within castle was royal free chapel dedicated to St George

{3}Contemporary accounts of trial of Thomas Becket in 1164 mention chapel;

{4}Chapel mentioned in contemporary accounts of trial of Thomas Becket in 1164

{5}Window inserted into castle chapel in 1236;

{6}Painted beam for support of wax candles ordered for chapel in 1244

{7}In 1251 sheriff ordered to pull down roof of chapel 'in keep' & to increase height of its walls & crenellate them before replacing roof with lead; also in 1252 Missal purchased for use in chapel

{8}In 1265 king orders image of St Mary for his chapel & that building be whitewashed;

{9}In 1265 king orders image of St Mary for his chapel & that building be whitewashed

{10}Inventory of 1389 refers to bell formerly in chapel

{11}St George's Church within castle used as courthouse circa 1700

{12}From Liberate Rolls deduce that there were two chapels in castle; one in keep for use of king & second elsewhere for use of queen

{13}Order to pay chaplain Geoffrey for celebrating divine service in chapel of castle

{14}King's Chapel appears to have been within keep & was dedicated to St George

{15}Chapel mentioned in accounts of trial of Thomas Becket; C17th clerk Henry Lee recalls judge sitting with back to west wall of St George's Chapel

{16}Accounts of Becket's trial mention chapel; also in 1236 king has round window inserted in chapel; in 1244 beam ordered for chapel; in 1265 orders to whitewash chapel & provide image of St Mary

{18}Improvements to chapel ordered in 1252

{19}1251 instruction to repair chapel in keep ie King's Chapel dedicated to St George

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.334 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> Wetton, 1849, Guidebook to Northampton and its Vicinity, p.31 (checked) (Book). SNN1032.

<3> 1997, CHRONICLE & ECHO, 2 (Journal). SNN40349.

<4> FREEMAN, 1860, The Gentleman's Magazine (1860), p.385-88 (unchecked) (Article). SNN4348.

<5> Calendar of Pipe Rolls, 20 Henry III rot.11 (unchecked) (Document). SNN3785.

<6> 1242-47, Calendar of Close Rolls (1242-47), 195 (Document). SNN3917.

<7> Calendar of Liberate Rolls, 36 Henry III memb.15 (unchecked) (Document). SNN3497.

<8> Calendar of Liberate Rolls, 50 Henry III m.13 (unchecked) (Document). SNN3497.

<9> Calendar of Pipe Rolls, 51 Henry III rot.2 (unchecked) (Document). SNN3785.

<10> SALZMAN L.F., 1967, Building in England, Down to 1540: A Documentary History, (unchecked) (Extract). SNN4147.

<11> 1715, MS TOP NORTHANTS.C.9. FOL, (unchecked) (Document). SNN4168.

<12> Serjeantson R.M., 1907, The Castle of Northampton, p.22 (checked) (Article). SNN4129.

<13> Calendar of Close Rolls (undated), 1 Edward I/M.6 (unchecked) (Document). SNN2187.

<14> Serjeantson R.M., 1908, The Castle of Northampton, p.57 (checked) (Article). SNN3900.

<15> Page W. (ed), 1930, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.34 (checked) (Series). SNN100370.

<16> Brown R.A.; Colvin H.M.; Taylor, 1963, The History of The Kings' Works (Vol.II), p.750-53 (checked) (Series). SNN3801.

<17> KNOWLES D., 1951, THE EPISCOPAL COLLEAGUES OF ARCHBISHOP THOMAS BECKET, 169-70 (Uncertain). SNN56569.

<18> Calendar of Liberate Rolls, 1251-60/20-1 (unchecked) (Document). SNN3497.

<19> Chapman A., Northampton Castle: A Review of The Evidence, (checked) (Unpublished Report). SNN2966.

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Sep 8 2010 6:39PM