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Cemetery Chapel

A Grade II Listed Building in Saffron Walden, Essex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0227 / 52°1'21"N

Longitude: 0.2532 / 0°15'11"E

OS Eastings: 554693

OS Northings: 238431

OS Grid: TL546384

Mapcode National: GBR MC3.4V2

Mapcode Global: VHHL4.BFP7

Plus Code: 9F4227F3+37

Entry Name: Cemetery Chapel

Listing Date: 31 October 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1297741

English Heritage Legacy ID: 370711

ID on this website: 101297741

Location: Saffron Walden, Uttlesford, Essex, CB11

County: Essex

District: Uttlesford

Civil Parish: Saffron Walden

Built-Up Area: Saffron Walden

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12 January 2023 to amend the name of the architect and to reformat the text to current standards

TL5438
669-1/2/321

SAFFRON WALDEN
RADWINTER ROAD (South side)
Cemetery Chapel

II

Cemetery chapel. 1857 by James Pigott Pritchett. Ragstone, ashlar dressings, fishscale slate roof with cresting. Decorated Gothic style. three bays with North West bell tower incorporating porch. North elevation has two-stage square tower with offset upper stage carrying open octagonal ashlar spire with gableted cinque-foil bell openings, offset buttresses with crocketted pinnacles, saltire weather-vane. Porch has segmental pointed arch with carved headstops, rib-vault with central boss and demi-angel corbels, single trefoil headed lancet under hood-mould with naturalistic foliage stops to West, pair of similar to East, pair of similar over entrance arch. Body of chapel has plinth, buttresses, two two-light traceried window with carved headstops, all different. South elevation with three similar windows, two types of tracery. East wall has three-light curvilinear window with headstops as before, floriated cross at apex of gable. West end similar.

INTERIOR has arched braced king-post roof with foliate corbels, black and red ceramic tiled floor, pews with traceried end panels.

Listing NGR: TL5469338431

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