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Earl's Chamber, Chepstow Castle

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 16998g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Chepstow
Unitary authority : Monmouthshire
NGR : ST 53396 94166
Site Type (preferred type first) : Medieval Castle
Status : Site Cared for by the State

Summary :
The Earl’s Chamber was been constructed within a domestic range of Chepstow Castle, known as the Gloriette. The Earl’s Chamber is located at first floor level, over what were originally the service rooms of the Great Hall to the west.

Description :
The Earl’s Chamber was been constructed within a domestic range of Chepstow Castle (01173g), known as the Gloriette. The Earl’s Chamber is located at first floor level, over what were originally the service rooms of the Great Hall to the west (Terrell 2018).

According to the site's Statement of Significance:

'At Chepstow Castle the Earl’s Chamber still occupied the whole of the first floor over the service rooms of the hall, in contrast to the later 13th century trend for locating the lord’s private rooms behind the dais.

The plan of the chamber is irregular, with maximum dimensions of 12.1m by 6.5m.

A fireplace is located centrally in the east wall. The massive stone lintel may be an alteration from an earlier hooded fireplace, which would have been more common in the later 13th century...

No medieval plaster and paintwork had survived the alterations within the chamber.'

Sources :
Terrell, M. , 2018 , Chepstow Castle - Earl’s Chamber: Scheduled Monument Consent Completion Report

Events :

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 01173g
National Monuments Record NPRN 95237 http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/95237/details

Compiled date : 29-04-2024


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