Category Archives: Featured Chapel

Buckfast Abbey, Devon For November’s post we are grateful once again to Dr Jennifer Freeman. Buckfast Abbey stands in wooded countryside close to the River Dart on the southern edge of Dartmoor. It is the only mediaeval monastery in England to … Continue reading →

Sutton on the Hill Primative Methodist Chapel Sutton on the Hill is a small scattered hamlet 8 miles to the west of Derby.  Mentioned in the doomsday book as Sudtun, the centre of the current hamlet sits on a rise above … Continue reading →

Mansefield Trinity Church Kilwinning has a long history both of Christianity and initiative.  The name Kilwinning means ‘saint or cell of Winning’, and after its foundation in the 8th century the town became home to a flourishing Benedictine monastery for four … Continue reading →

Monks Chapel This month’s guest writer is architectural historian, Ellen Leslie. This chapel, just outside Corsham, is one of the oldest independent chapels in England. It was originally constructed in 1662. It is 31 x 18 ft and has a … Continue reading →

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Loughborough (Grade II listed) This month’s featured chapel is one of the ones that members visited in June as part of the Chapels Society summer visit. The descriptive text below is based on the notes … Continue reading →

Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Location: Kensington Church Street, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London. Architect: Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, 1954-59 (Grade II Listed) Simplified soaring lines, late Gothic reticence, soft brown brick and smooth … Continue reading →

The Dutch Church in the City of London The site, in Austin Friars, is that of the church of the Pre-Reformation Augustinian Friars. Its nave was retained at the Reformation and in 1550 was given for worship to London’s large … Continue reading →

Sometimes a fairly plain exterior can hide something remarkable inside. The Chapel in Lugwardine in Herefordshire certainly fits into this category. Within the modest simple Gothic structure with its pretty round window the curious visitor will find a spectacular Victorian … Continue reading →

This month we haven chosen something a little different as our Chapel of the Month. The Chapels Society generally concentrates its attention on historic chapels but we are also interested in the continuing evolution of chapel architecture and so it … Continue reading →

Roger Thorne, past Council Member and leader of well received visits in the south west, responded to our appeal for candidates for ‘Chapel of the Month’ with this suggestion – the Bible Christian Chapel in Yelverton. Roger writes: “This year … Continue reading →