Image ID: 00478

The Chapel at Grafton Manor, Worcestershire, 1896

Taken by Library of Birmingham

Grafton Manor
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
England

The Chapel at Grafton Manor, Worcestershire. The image is taken in 1896 from the burial ground. The chapel was nearly destroyed by fire in 1710 and lay in ruins till 1809 when it was restored by the Earl of Shrewsbury. The service was Roman Catholic. See drawing in Nash: History of when the chapel was in ruins. The Rev. Henry Campbell who died February 25th 1874 aged 91 years was the last resident priest (Roman Catholic) having lived at Grafton upwards of 60 years.

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