Chapel of St Chad
CHAPEL OF ST CHAD, CHESTER ROAD, A41
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1130605
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel of St Chad
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL OF ST CHAD, CHESTER ROAD, A41
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1130605
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel of St Chad
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHAPEL OF ST CHAD, CHESTER ROAD, A41
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:
- CHAPEL OF ST CHAD, CHESTER ROAD, A41
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 52750 46283
Details
TUSHINGHAM CUM GRINDLEY C.P. CHESTER ROAD A41
SJ 54 NW
(East of)
3/80 CHAPEL OF ST CHAD
1/3/1967
GV I
Chapel of ease, now chapel, rebuilt 1689-91 in irregular Flemish bond
brown brickwork with graded grey slate roof. West tower; external
stair to west gallery; 3-bay aisleless chapel, furnished as nave and
chancel. Small pyramid-roofed tower has a replaced west door of oak,
loophole above door, plain band at belfry floor, paired camber-headed
bell-openings and weathercock. Southern verge of nave roof is flush
with west face of tower; west end of nave modified, probably in 1822
to accommodate external flight of 10 stone steps to Vawdrey gallery.
Vestry, projecting south from west bay of nave, has 2-light wooden
Gothick window with rectangular leaded panes in recessed basket-arched
openings. East of vestry 2 replaced 3-light rectangular wooden
windows have leaded glazing, interlaced at heads of centre lights.
Chancel bay has similar window, but no interlacing. Pair of
round-arched east windows have inserted stained glass. North side has
3 windows all with interlaced leads in central lights. Triangular
buttresses; coped gables have kneelers with ball finials.
Interior: Oak Vawdrey gallery at west end has octagonal central panel
decorated with a rose, with 2 rectangular panels to each side.
Continuous nave and chancel has quarry-tile floor to central aisle,
laid diagonally. Oak trusses on corbel-brackets have a king-post
between tie beam and collar with 5 rectangular panels to each side
decorated with a quadrant brace at each corner with a diamond and 4
darts at centre; between these panels and the principal rafters are 2
triangular panels, each decorated with a quadrant and a dart. Oak
chancel screen of shaped splat balusters above a row of panels. Plain
panelled pulpit; communion table with a high-backed family box pew to
each side; simple nave pews with seat and back each of one oak board
and round-topped ends to aisle; font in vestry. All furnishings of
oak; a most satisfying late C17 interior. Tablets: Mary Stephens died
1800; Mary Vawdrey died 1822; John Murhall died 1834; Thomas Vernon
died 1835. Framed Arms of George III. On north wall a board
inscribed: This Chappel was Rebuilt by those worthy and well-disposed
Benefactors Mr John Dod Mercer and Citizen of London by his last Will
& Testament left 50:0:0: Mr John Bostock Senior of Macefaen gave
2:0:0: Mr William Darwell of Chester 1:0:0: Mr Thomas Brereton of
Barnhill left by will 10:0:0: the interest of which is to be laid out
for the repairs of this Chappel for ever: Mr Thomas Dod of Tushingham
gave 5:0:0.
Listing NGR: SJ5275046283
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 55623
- 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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