East and West Chapels, Kingston Cemetery
EAST AND WEST CHAPELS, KINGSTON CEMETERY, ST MARYS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387192
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- East and West Chapels, Kingston Cemetery
- Statutory Address:
- EAST AND WEST CHAPELS, KINGSTON CEMETERY, ST MARYS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387192
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- East and West Chapels, Kingston Cemetery
- Statutory Address 1:
- EAST AND WEST CHAPELS, KINGSTON CEMETERY, ST MARYS 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:
- EAST AND WEST CHAPELS, KINGSTON CEMETERY, ST MARYS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 65777 00878
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SU6500 ST MARY'S ROAD, Kingston 774-1/10/258 (North side (off)) East and West Chapels, Kingston Cemetery
GV II
2 identical facing chapels; west chapel now store. c1858. Probably by George Rake. Flint with stone dressings. Slated roof. Neo-Gothic style. PLAN: 3-bay nave, entrance porch at west end of east chapel and east end of west chapel. EXTERIOR: east chapel: west face has central porch with recessed 2-leaf boarded door with ornate iron strap hinges. Moulded stone jambs and pointed arch with paired flanking columns. Ogee dripstone. Facing stone coped gable with flanking pinnacles. Each of the low flanking octagonal wings has a short stepped buttress at each corner. At centre is a flat arched cusped stone window with rusticated stone jambs. Similar window on north and south faces of each wing. Moulded band. Above porch is an octagonal bell tower with splayed stone corners at base. Narrow pointed louvred openings to each face, cornice and splay footed pyramidal roof. Behind tower is facing gable of nave with stone kneelers. South face: 3 geometrical traceried stone windows each with pointed arch and moulded label with dropped bosses, splayed rusticated stone jambs. Diamond pattern leaded lights. Flanking stepped buttresses with rusticated stone quoins and moulded bases. Top weather stone to each buttress with small facing pediment. North face similar. West face: stepped clasping buttresses. At centre is a 3-light stone geometrical traceried window with diamond leaded lights each set under pointed arch. Facing stone coped gable with stone kneelers. INTERIOR: nave with 3 bays. Curved hammer beam trusses with wall posts supported on carved stone corbels. Diagonal boarding to underside of rafters. West porch stone cross vaulted ceiling with centre boss, vaults springing from round wall corbels. Pointed boarded doors to vestries. Former west chapel (now store) is identical to east chapel except porch at east end and sanctuary at west end. (Lloyd DW: Buildings of Portsmouth and its environs: Portsmouth: 1974-: 108).
Listing NGR: SU6600900822
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475114
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Lloyd, D W, Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs, (1974), 108
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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