Chapel of St Josephs Convent
CHAPEL OF ST JOSEPHS CONVENT, BRISTOL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380028
- Date first listed:
- 14-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel of St Josephs Convent
- Statutory Address:
- CHAPEL OF ST JOSEPHS CONVENT, BRISTOL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380028
- Date first listed:
- 14-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Chapel of St Josephs Convent
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHAPEL OF ST JOSEPHS CONVENT, BRISTOL 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:
- CHAPEL OF ST JOSEPHS CONVENT, BRISTOL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- The City of Brighton and Hove (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 32139 03873
Details
BRIGHTON
TQ3203NW BRISTOL ROAD
577-1/48/81 (North side)
14/04/88 Chapel of St Joseph's Convent
II
Convent chapel. 1892. By Charles Alban Buckler. Built to the
rear of No.4 Bristol Road (qv). Brick with stone dressings and
window tracery. Gable ends with kneelers and coping; gable
crosses. Rectangular in plan, with ritual east-west axis
oriented north-south. Chancel and nave under roof of 5 bays.
Gothic Revival style. At the time of inspection the church is
undergoing extensive restoration.
INTERIOR: all the lower sections of the wall are removed, as
well as pointed-arch niches flanking former altar, which has
been removed to upper reaches of ritual west wall, described
below. Each roof truss consists of paired rafters cut to
resemble a pointed diaphragm arch which spring from plain
corbels; an anthemion and palmette cornice forms a springing
band for the boarded, pointed barrel vault. This cornice may
have been copied from the cornice of the staircase hall of
No.4. Gallery in the upper level of the west end, which may
have been a visitors' gallery. Triple east window, each light
with a trefoiled head with 3 trefoils above. One window for
each bay of the roof to the ritual south wall: double light
window, each light trefoiled with trefoil roundel in the head;
sill band links all windows. Similar windows to ritual north
wall to first 3 bays from ritual east; in the fifth bay a
segmental, pointed-arch window. Stained glass by Hardman. The
original altar has been removed, the reredos refixed to the
upper reaches of the west wall: plaster and alabaster carved
with quatrefoils, those to sides with praying angels; in the
centre a representation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christ
with the body of a dying man between them. The reredos has an
inscription indicating that it was a memorial to JE Windham
and his family: "Tu quidem gressus meos dinum erasti sed parce
peccati meis, memento Jacobi Edmondson Windham and
propinquorum in Xto. Dormientum". The statues of St Mary and
St Joseph which flanked the altar are nowhere to be seen. The
sexfoil-shaped piscina shelf also recorded previously is not
on view, but may be covered over. The narthex is formed from
the front parlour of No.4 Bristol Road and is included in that
listing.
HISTORICAL NOTE: built as the convent chapel for the Sisters
of Mercy, founded in June 1852 at Egremont Place. The Convent
moved to a house opposite the church and then, in 1858, to
Bristol Lodge. A cell block and refectory were added by
Buckler in 1864-66; these were demolished c1990.
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-: 23).
Listing NGR: TQ3213903873
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479502
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Carder, T, The Encyclopaedia of Lewes, (1990)
Carder, T, Encyclopaedia of Brighton, (1990), 23
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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