Chapel at Rickmansworth Masonic School
CHAPEL AT RICKMANSWORTH MASONIC SCHOOL, CHORLEYWOOD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296229
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel at Rickmansworth Masonic School
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL AT RICKMANSWORTH MASONIC SCHOOL, CHORLEYWOOD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1296229
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel at Rickmansworth Masonic School
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHAPEL AT RICKMANSWORTH MASONIC SCHOOL, CHORLEYWOOD ROAD
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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 AT RICKMANSWORTH MASONIC SCHOOL, CHORLEYWOOD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Three Rivers (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Batchworth
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 05643 95478
Details
TQ 09 NE RICKMANSWORTH CHORLEYWOOD ROAD (East side) Rickmansworth
6/127 Chapel at Rickmansworth Masonic School
II
Chapel, forming part of large complex of school buildings. 1928-33 by J.L. Denman as Royal Masonic School for Girls. Plum brick, stone dressings. Pantiled roof. In a Free Byzantine Style. A long rectangle on plan. Symmetrical N and S elevations. Projecting ground floor passage aisles with small round headed windows. Entrance porches at ends, to N with relief ornamented stone architraves, to S to link blocks to other school buildings. 3 nearly full height canted bays rise from the aisles each with 2 tall round headed windows, stone coped battered buttresses and gables. Blind arcading below stone coped parapet. At gable ends to E and W are short projections, slightly lower and narrower than main building. To E a C19 statue of Chevalier Bartholomew Ruspini in a sand- stone niche. Stone coped gable with an ornamental apex. To W, entrance with ornamental relief to architrave below 2 tall round headed windows in a large arched recess. Interior: 6 bay barrel vaulted nave, rendered with wavy scoring. Exposed brick pilaster strip transverse ribs. Double and triple arcades to groin vaulted passage aisles interrupted by the canted bays which are open across aisles. Carved Byzantinate capitals and piers, gilt interlace frieze, frescoes showing scenes from life of Jesus in relieving arches over aisle arcades. Round chancel arch with small arched openings at base. 1 bay chancel with sail vault, triple arcaded passage aisles. Low ashlar screen to chancel with pulpits at ends. Carved timber fittings include seating at W end, reredos, organ case in chancel. Decorative brick paving and stained glass. (Pevsner 1977). The chapel is linked by passages to other school buildings which are not listed.
Listing NGR: TQ0564395478
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 158770
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977)
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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