CHAPEL OF THE HOLY TRINITY

CHAPEL OF THE HOLY TRINITY, STAUNTON HAROLD PARK

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1074386
Date first listed:: 24-Nov-1965
List Entry Name:: CHAPEL OF THE HOLY TRINITY
Statutory Address:: CHAPEL OF THE HOLY TRINITY, STAUNTON HAROLD PARK

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1074386
Date first listed:: 24-Nov-1965
List Entry Name:: CHAPEL OF THE HOLY TRINITY
Statutory Address 1:: CHAPEL OF THE HOLY TRINITY, STAUNTON HAROLD PARK

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CHAPEL OF THE HOLY TRINITY, STAUNTON HAROLD PARK

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County:: Leicestershire
District:: North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
Parish:: Staunton Harold
National Grid Reference:: SK 37991 20873

Details

SK 32 SE STAUNTON HAROLD STAUNTON HAROLD PARK

1/67 Chapel of the Holy Trinity

24.11.65

GV I

Chapel, unique as a complete survival of a church built during the commonwealth. Inscription over west doors reads "In the year 1653 when all things sacred were throughout ye nation either demolisht or profaned Sir Robert Shirley Baronet, founded this church, whose singular praise it is to have done ye best things in ye worst times and hoped them in the most calamitous. The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance." Begun in 1653, the church and its furnishings were - not completed until 1665. In a gothic style, but a highly wrought and careful gothic, the parts, west tower, short nave of 3 bays with clerestory and aisles, and chancel, very sharply articulated. Tower has paired bell openings with Y-tracery, battlements and pinnacles with windvanes. Body of church has embattled parapets with crocketted pinnacles over buttresses. Flat-headed traceried lights to clerestory. Other windows in an early decorated style.

Elaborate baroque west doorway with paired tapering pilasters, swags, mannerist angels, and Shirley arms and inscription plate above. Interior has gothic-style architecture but fittings are all in Jacobean character. Original west door, ornate west screen with pierced central archway and side arches, pierced leaf scroll frieze above and panelled base. Above this, the organ loft incorporating Shirley arms in broken segmental pediment.Schmidt organ, case of 1686. Box pews, wall panelling and casing for piers. Plain panels to nave, more ornate in chancel. 2-decker pulpit, chancel screen, wrought iron, by Robert Bakewell, 1711, 4 hatchments over. Ceiling painted throughout, a curious depiction of clouds and elements - the creation out of chaos, signed by Samuel and Zachary Kink, and dated 1655. Communion table also original c1660-65.

Listing NGR: SK3799420870

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 26 Leicestershire,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.