Leaving St Nicholas’ chapel via the south porch leads to the churchyard where you can find a small 7th Century cottage known as the “Exorcist’s house”. The building dates from 1635, and is thought to replace an earlier building which was home to members of the clergy who served St Nicholas’ chapel, located adjacent to the cottage.
The reason for the unusal house name has been lost over time. Maybe a priest associated with the adjacent St Nicholas’ chapel lived there and provided spiritual healing.
What a very interesting building, Cherie. Wouldn’t is be good to be able to time travel?
I wouldn’t have noticed it if one of the church guides hadn’t pointed it out to me.
I suppose since exorcism means the practice of getting rid of demons via prayer and religious rituals, it would have been an ideal site for members of the clergy. Not for me, perhaps
It was situated next to the church
Oh I just found my dream home!
Ha Ha! It looks quaint but far too small for me