Malinslee Chapel

Malinslee Chapel

Ruins of the chapel at Telford Town Park in 2008
Location within Shropshire
Monastery information
Full name	Manislee Chapel
Other names	Telford Normal Chapel
Established	c.1150
Disestablished	17th century
Site
Location	Telford Town Park
Coordinates	52.6623°N 2.4463°W / 52.6623; -2.4463
Grid reference	grid reference SJ642044
Visible remains	Partial ruins
Public access	Free entry
Other information	Moved to Telford Town Park in 1971

Malinslee Chapel was a Norman chapel located within the grounds of Malinslee Hall, Malinslee. Today, the remains of the chapel are located in Telford Town Park, Telford. The chapel is now in ruins but the east wall still contains two well splayed Norman lights with a round arched niche between.[1]

History

Malinslee Chapel was originally erected within the grounds of Malinslee Hall around the year 1150.[2] The chapel was a small sandstone structure approximately 15 metres long, consisting of chancel and nave divided by a stone screen.[3]

The chapel had become a ruin by the 17th century, and in 1786, Rev Williams produced a painting of the ruins. In 1909, the ruin was bought by Edward Parry, vicar of Malinslee, who proposed to restore it as a place of worship to designs by W. A. Webb,[4] but nothing came of this. When Malinslee Hall was demolished in 1971 to make way for the new Telford Town Centre, the chapel was dismantled by the Telford Development Corporation and later re-assembled in the nearby Telford Town Park by the Withy Pool.[1]

Painting of the ruins of Malinslee Chapel on the grounds of Malinslee Hall by Rev Williams, 1786

References

1. "Malinslee Chapel". South Telford Heritage Trail. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
2. "Former Site of Malinslee Chapel". Shropshire History. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
3. "Dawley: Churches | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
4. S.R.O. 2732, papers re Malinslee chap. 1909-33.