Source/Archive record SCH4788 - Wervin Chapel-of-Ease; an Archaeological Survey

The ruins of a medieval chapel-of-ease at Wervin, Cheshire, were surveyed in order to assess the condition of the monument It was found that although some demolition had taken place in the late seventeenth century, probably when the chapel was deconsecrated, much damage has occurred since the 1950s. In addition to recording the condition of the standing masonry an attempt was made to locate the foundations of the remainder of the chapel. A soil resistivity survey located not only these but also probable areas of collapsed walling and the possible cemetery area. The mound on which the chapel stood was also surveyed, both topographically and with the soil resistivity metre. The possibility that the mound originated as a Neolithic earthen long barrow cannot be discounted by the survey. The outcome of the work is a series of recommendations concerning the future of the site, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and future research on both the chapel and the mound.