Description

SJ 38 NE 51/202 CHURCH ROAD
L15

7/282 Chapel of
Bluecoat
School
14.3.75
G.V. II*

Chapel. 1903-6. Briggs, Wolstenholme and Thornley. Brick
with stone dressings. Greek-cross plan with canted inner
angles, low extruded corners and narthex to north. Top
entablature and balustrade with open pediments to centres of
cross arms; quoin strips. Venetian windows with Ionic
colonnettes and festoons above, in round-arched recess.
Canted inner angles have round windows in square architrave.
East cross arm facing street has bowed apse with Corinthian
pilastrade and 3 round-headed windows with festoons to
aprons, eared architraves and triple keys. Shallow dome on
octagonal drum has lantern with round-headed lights,
pilasters, cornice and cupola with cross. Narthex has 3
round-headed entrances with Ionic angle pilasters,
entablsature and balustrade, Ionic columns support segmental
pediment with arms in tympanum. Interior has coffered dome
with round windows to 4 lunette recesses. Chapel adjoins
south-east angle of school (q.v.)

Listing NGR: SJ3922288787

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551061

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