The Chapel, Repton School
THE CHAPEL, REPTON SCHOOL, WILLINGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057673
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Chapel, Repton School
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHAPEL, REPTON SCHOOL, WILLINGTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1057673
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Chapel, Repton School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CHAPEL, REPTON SCHOOL, WILLINGTON ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHAPEL, REPTON SCHOOL, WILLINGTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- South Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Repton
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 30186 27059
Details
PARISH OF REPTON WILLINGTON ROAD SK 30/3127 SK 30/3126 6/98 (South Side) 19.1.67 The Chapel, Repton School GV II School Chapel. Nave 1857-8 by Henry Stevens, apse 1867, south aisle 1884, ante-chapel, north aisle and north transept 1901-5 by Naylor & Sale, south transept and porch 1929 by W A Forsyth. Sandstone ashlar, Welsh slate roofs with stone coped gables. Lead spire towards the east end of the nave, with octagonal bell stage with crocketed gables. Chamfered and moulded plinth. Nave and transepts, south porch, chancel, transepts and ante-chapel. The north aisle stops one bay short of the west end of the nave. 3-light west window with Perp style tracery and encircled quatrefoil above. South elevation of four bays divided by buttresses with two set-offs. The west bay has a 2-light pointed window with Perp style tracery. Remaining three bays have similar windows in pairs. Coved cornice with fleuron frieze. Short south transept with a 3-light window to south with Perp tracery and gable above flanked by buttresses. Canted single storey ground floor projection to south with mullioned windows with cusped arched lights. To the east a single storey parapet entrance bay. Rose window above, and wooden bell cote bracketed out beneath the gable. Polygonal apse with three 2-light windows with plainly cusped geometric tracery. Coved cornice with fleurons. Gabled north aisle with an east window of three lancet lights with geometrical tracery. Two bay north transept and ante-chapel with castellated parapet and gableted buttresses. 3-light Perp style window and a 2-light: window over the priest's doorway. The north aisle has a castellated parapet and four bays, with fenestration as on the south side. Additional projecting porch bay to right has a moulded doorway with carved frieze over and hoodmould. 3-light mullion window above with trefoiled lights, set in deep moulded surround. Sunk panels on either side with relief figure scenes of St Guthlac and St Wystan. The porch has angle huttresses. The west wall is blind apart from a triplet of small 3-light windows with ogee lights under square heads. Interior: Six bay arcades, the four west bays have piers of four engaged columns. Moulded capitals and arches. The arches of the eastern bays die into the imposts. Double hammerbeam roof with traceried panels. West gallery with coving, winged angels and a canted projection. Various late C19 stained glass windows and in the north chapel a window of 1918 of higher quality. Moulded chancel arch on foliage capitals and with filleted responds. C19 open backed benches.
Listing NGR: SK3018627059
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 82781
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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