Sedbergh School Chapel
| Sedbergh School Chapel | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Sedbergh, Cumbria, England |
| Coordinates | 54°19′13″N 2°31′38″W / 54.3204°N 2.5272°W |
| OS grid reference | SD 658 918 |
| Architect | Austin and Paley |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body | Sedbergh School |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Reference no. | 1384171 |
  Sedbergh School Chapel Location in South Lakeland  Sedbergh School Chapel Location in Cumbria | |
Sedbergh School Chapel is located to the southeast of Sedbergh School, Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. It is considered to be of architectural importance and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1][a]
History[edit]
In 1890 a temporary wooden chapel was built to replace an earlier chapel serving the school, but this was badly damaged by wind in 1893. The Lancaster architects Austin and Paley were commissioned to design a new chapel. This was built in 1895–97 at a cost of £7,827 (equivalent to £940,000 as of 2021).[3][4]
Architecture[edit]
The chapel is constructed in yellow sandstone with stone slate roofs. Its architectural style is Perpendicular. The church has a cruciform plan, with a nave and chancel under one roof, north and south transepts, and a north porch.[1] There are north and south aisles, which are narrow and low, forming passages down the side of the church, and creating a tall clerestory. At the crossing is a large octagonal flèche.[4] In the chancel are a sedilia, a piscina, and a carved reredos. The windows contain stained glass by Kempe.[1] The two-manual pipe organ was made by Nigel Church, and was previously in St Mary Magdalene's Church, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, and was installed in the chapel in 1994 by David Wells of Liverpool.[5] It replaced a three-manual organ made in 1897 by Norman Brothers and Beard, which had been rebuilt in about 1954 by Wilkinson and Son of Kendal.[6]
See also[edit]
- Grade II* listed buildings in South Lakeland
- Listed buildings in Sedbergh
- List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1916)
References[edit]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Chapel at Sedbergh School (1384171)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 December 2012
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 4 April 2015
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 11 June 2022
- ^ a b Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, pp. 146–147, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- ^ "NPOR [D03187]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 29 June 2020
- ^ "NPOR [N14933]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 29 June 2020