Grade I listed building · Historic England

Becket's Chapel

On the list as Becket’s Chapel

Listed Grade I since 195076 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

CChurchCAWymondham conservation area1950Listed

About

About Becket's Chapel

Becket's Chapel, listed as Becket’s Chapel, is one of 3 Grade I listed buildings in Wymondham and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 62 buildings in Wymondham to be listed, on 29 December 1950, and its entry was last amended on 14 September 1992. It stands in the Wymondham conservation area, designated in 1974. Within 400 metres are 2 more Grade I buildings and 125 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1297495↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 3 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Wymondham · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Farther afield

The ChestnutsGrade II*0.2mi

Around it

47 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II1, 3 and 3A, Church Street21 m II5 and 7, Church Street27 m II6, 8 and 8A, Middleton Street29 m II10 and 12, Middleton Street31 m II2 and 4, Middleton Street33 m II*Green Dragon Public House34 m II2, Damgate Street36 m IIChurchgate House38 m II*3, Market Street44 m IICauis House45 m IITown Hall50 m II2, Market Street55 m II7, Market Street55 m IIAbbey View and Abbey House62 m II4 and 6, Market Street66 m II11 and 13, Market Street69 m II10 and 12, Damgate Street70 m II15 and 17, Market Street73 m

Show the other 29

IIYork House79 m II14 and 14A, Damgate Street84 m II8, 10 and 10A, Market Street88 m II*Priory House90 m II16, Damgate Street92 m II12, Market Street92 m II19 and 21, Market Street96 m IIGarden Walls to West and Wouth West of No 18 (Holmwood House) (Not Included)101 m IIOakhouse103 m II16, 16A and 16C, Market Street106 m IIPrecinct Walls to North East of Abbey Church and Attached Gate109 m II13 and 15, Damgate Street111 m IIWhite Hart Inn115 m II18 and 20, Market Street116 m IIBeech House119 m IIHarvey House121 m IIThe Vicarage Including Attached Forecourt Wall121 m IIStables 15 Metres North West of Priory House126 m IIStables 5 Metres North East of the Vicarage and Attached Wall128 m IIJetty House129 m II24 and 26, Market Street131 m IIAda Hart Room and the Abbey Schoolroom132 m II21 and 23, Damgate Street133 m IINo 7 and Attached Garage133 m II7A, Vicar Street136 m II1 and 3, Vicar Street136 m IIVicar Street House138 m II26 and 28, Damgate Street140 m II25 and 27, Damgate Street141 m

More like it

Grade I churches near Wymondham

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Church of All SaintsWicklewood · 2 mi away

Church of All SaintsAshwellthorpe · 3 mi away

Church of All SaintsWreningham · 4 mi away

Church of St MaryAttleborough · 5 mi away

Church of St. AndrewHingham · 5 mi away

Church of St. PeterEaston · 6 mi away

Church of St JamesGreat Ellingham · 6 mi away

Church of St MaryNorwich · 7 mi away

Questions about Becket's Chapel

Is Becket's Chapel listed?

Yes. Becket’s Chapel is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1297495), first listed on 29 December 1950.

Can you visit Becket's Chapel?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Becket's Chapel in a conservation area?

Yes, the Wymondham conservation area, designated in 1974.

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