Mediaeval chantry chapel of St. Katherine and John Sheppard black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: This building, traditionally associated with the mediaeval chantry chapel of St. Katherine, founded before 1326 and dissolved in 1548, was the home of John Sheppard, cardboard maker, when it was licensed for worship by local Baptists before the erection of their church in 1708. To mark the completion of the restoration of Sheppard's Barton in 1990, this plaque was erected by St. Catherine's Community and Frome Society for Local Study Recorded plaque organisation: Frome Society for Local Study.

The site marks the location of a medieval chantry chapel dedicated to St. Katherine, established before 1326 and dissolved during the Reformation in 1548, later serving as the home of John Sheppard, a cardboard maker whose residence was used for Baptist worship before their church construction in 1708.