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Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich is a medieval religious structure associated with the former hospital establishment at Dunwich in Suffolk. The chapel dates to the medieval period and formed part of the hospital complex that served the port town of Dunwich, which was a significant coastal settlement before its gradual submersion due to coastal erosion. The surviving remains reflect the architectural character typical of medieval hospital chapels, which functioned as places of worship for both patients and staff within the institutional complex. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents important evidence of medieval charitable provision and the urban development of this once-prosperous East Anglian settlement.
Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006032. View the official record →
Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich is a medieval religious structure associated with the former hospital establishment at Dunwich in Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006032.
Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006032.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greyfriars, Dunwich (0.4 km), Maison Dieu (or Hospital of the Holy Trinity), Dunwich (0.4 km), Bowl barrow west of Fen Covert, 305m south of Fen Cottage (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Chapel of St James Hospital, Dunwich stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.