Description

CRANBORNE
SU 01 SE BOVERIDGE

7/9 St Aldhelm's Chapel

18.3.55 II

Chapel of Ease, now redundant, dated 1838. Banded brick and flint with
rusticated brick quoins and ashlar dressings, slate roof. Plan: combined
nave and chancel; north chapel; north tower. In an electric classical style.
Round-headed ashlar windows with moulded architraves and stone keystones,
some with transoms at the springing line. Modillioned brick cornice.
Rusticated west doorway with double, panelled doorway in pilastered surround;
3-light window over. Belfry has 2-light round-headed ashlar windows. Ashlar
open cupola with round arches on Roman Doric columns surmounted by a vase
finial.

Internal features (RCHM): reset C16 and C17 panelling; wall tablet to Henry
Brouncher and family 1825; reset stone cartouche with painted arms; gadrooned
stone font with fluted bowl, probably 1838; (Pevsner) Openwork pulpit
incorporating C17 work. (RCHM, Dorset, vol. V, p.7, no.2., Newman, J and
Pevsner, N., The Buildings of England: Dorset, 1972, p.105.)

Listing NGR: SU0616214652

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Aldhelm's Chapel at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26413430

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