In 1890 a temporary wooden chapel was built to replace an earlier chapel serving the school, but this was badly damaged by wind in 1893. The Lancaster architects Austin and Paley were commissioned to design a new chapel. This was built in 1895–97 at a cost of £7,827 (equivalent to £1,120,000 as of 2023).[3][4]
Architectureedit
The chapel is constructed in yellow sandstone with stone slate roofs. Its architectural style is Perpendicular. The church has a cruciform plan, with a nave and chancel under one roof, north and south transepts, and a north porch.[1] There are north and south aisles, which are narrow and low, forming passages down the side of the church, and creating a tall clerestory. At the crossing is a large octagonal flèche.[4] In the chancel are a sedilia, a piscina, and a carved reredos. The windows contain stained glass by Kempe.[1] The two-manualpipe organ was made by Nigel Church, and was previously in St Mary Magdalene's Church, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, and was installed in the chapel in 1994 by David Wells of Liverpool.[5] It replaced a three-manual organ made in 1897 by Norman Brothers and Beard, which had been rebuilt in about 1954 by Wilkinson and Son of Kendal.[6]
^Grade II* is the middle of the three categories of grading and is applied to buildings that are "particularly important buildings of more than special interest".[2]
^Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 4 April 2015
^UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 7 May 2024
^ abBrandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, pp. 146–147, ISBN978-1-84802-049-8
sedbergh, school, chapel, located, southeast, sedbergh, school, sedbergh, cumbria, england, considered, architectural, importance, recorded, national, heritage, list, england, designated, grade, listed, building, locationsedbergh, cumbria, englandcoordinates54. Sedbergh School Chapel is located to the southeast of Sedbergh School Sedbergh Cumbria England It is considered to be of architectural importance and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building 1 a Sedbergh School ChapelLocationSedbergh Cumbria EnglandCoordinates54 19 13 N 2 31 38 W 54 3204 N 2 5272 W 54 3204 2 5272OS grid referenceSD 658 918ArchitectAustin and PaleyArchitectural style s Gothic RevivalGoverning bodySedbergh SchoolListed Building Grade II Reference no 1384171Sedbergh School ChapelLocation in South LakelandShow map of the former South Lakeland districtSedbergh School ChapelLocation in CumbriaShow map of Cumbria Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1890 a temporary wooden chapel was built to replace an earlier chapel serving the school but this was badly damaged by wind in 1893 The Lancaster architects Austin and Paley were commissioned to design a new chapel This was built in 1895 97 at a cost of 7 827 equivalent to 1 120 000 as of 2023 3 4 Architecture editThe chapel is constructed in yellow sandstone with stone slate roofs Its architectural style is Perpendicular The church has a cruciform plan with a nave and chancel under one roof north and south transepts and a north porch 1 There are north and south aisles which are narrow and low forming passages down the side of the church and creating a tall clerestory At the crossing is a large octagonal fleche 4 In the chancel are a sedilia a piscina and a carved reredos The windows contain stained glass by Kempe 1 The two manual pipe organ was made by Nigel Church and was previously in St Mary Magdalene s Church Hucknall Nottinghamshire and was installed in the chapel in 1994 by David Wells of Liverpool 5 It replaced a three manual organ made in 1897 by Norman Brothers and Beard which had been rebuilt in about 1954 by Wilkinson and Son of Kendal 6 See also edit nbsp Yorkshire portal Grade II listed buildings in South Lakeland Listed buildings in Sedbergh List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley 1895 1916 References editNotes Grade II is the middle of the three categories of grading and is applied to buildings that are particularly important buildings of more than special interest 2 Citations a b c Historic England Chapel at Sedbergh School 1384171 National Heritage List for England retrieved 11 December 2012 Listed Buildings Historic England retrieved 4 April 2015 UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark Gregory 2017 The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain 1209 to Present New Series MeasuringWorth retrieved 7 May 2024 a b Brandwood Geoff Austin Tim Hughes John Price James 2012 The Architecture of Sharpe Paley and Austin Swindon English Heritage pp 146 147 ISBN 978 1 84802 049 8 NPOR D03187 National Pipe Organ Register British Institute of Organ Studies retrieved 29 June 2020 NPOR N14933 National Pipe Organ Register British Institute of Organ Studies retrieved 29 June 2020External links editPhotographs from Visit cumbria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sedbergh School Chapel amp oldid 1189663167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
