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A chapel in the parish of Elston, now disused and in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The building consists of a nave and slightly lower chancel. The chapel is still complete with pine box pews, altar table and Jacobean pulpit. There is a portion of 11th or 12thc. masonry in the S wall. The only Romanesque feature is the S doorway.
Elston is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as being in the land of Robert de Bully and there is mention of 'Norman the priest' who held land from de Bully.
The sandstone doorway is much weathered, the portion that has survived best is protected from the prevailing wind. Cox mentions a 14thc. restoration to the doorway and it is certainly the case that the arch of the inner order is in notably better condition than the jambs. The doorway appears to be slightly pointed but this may be owing to subsidence.