Private Chapel North West of Swettenham Hall
PRIVATE CHAPEL NORTH WEST OF SWETTENHAM HALL, SWETTENHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278071
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Private Chapel North West of Swettenham Hall
- Statutory Address:
- PRIVATE CHAPEL NORTH WEST OF SWETTENHAM HALL, SWETTENHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1278071
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Private Chapel North West of Swettenham Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRIVATE CHAPEL NORTH WEST OF SWETTENHAM HALL, SWETTENHAM 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:
- PRIVATE CHAPEL NORTH WEST OF SWETTENHAM HALL, SWETTENHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Swettenham
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ8088266587
Details
SJ 86 NW
5/45
SWETTENHAM C.P.
SWETTENHAM ROAD
Private chapel north-west of Swettenham Hall
II
GV
Chapel, 1852, (in blue bricks on north facing wall). Red brick in
Flemish bond with slate roof, 3 bays. Stone plinth. Nave entrance, in
north-west gable, is a pair of oak doors in chamfered stone dressed
opening with single shaft and Gothic head. The door is surmounted by
a rose window based on six trefoils. Nave windows are pairs of
lancets in stone dressed openings with common mullion and blue brick
arches. There is blue brick diaper work, in diamond or cross
arrangement, below the windows. The three matching windows of the
canted chancel apse have trefoil head to the pairs and a trefoil light
at the head. The apse has flush quoins. A small tower, south-east of
the chancel, contains the vestry with an organ gallery above. This
starts square and becomes octagonal at window sill level. It has
lancets to each face, moulded band and a cornice surmounted by short
Tuscan columns to angles. The tower finishes, mid nave roof level,
with coped gables to the eight faces. The main roof has an eaves
dentil course and pyramid hipped end to the apse.
Interior: Integral nave and chancel separated only by the moulded
communion rail with wrought iron scroll supports. Turned baluster
rail to organ gallery. Stone piscina west wall of chancel with
matching holy water fonts both sides of nave entrance. Gothic trusses
on stone corbels with tie rods, exposed rafters. Included for group
value.
Listing NGR: SJ 80882 66587
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 406444
- 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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