Elston Chapel

Elston Chapel is a redundant Anglican church to the northeast of the village of Elston, Nottinghamshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] It stands in a field and is described as a "solitary barn-like chapel".[2]

Elston Chapel
Elston Chapel from the southwest
Elston Chapel
Location in Nottinghamshire
OS grid referenceSK 762 482
LocationElston, Nottinghamshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated25 February 52
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNorman, Gothic
Specifications
MaterialsStone, tiled roofs

History

Formerly a parish church, the chapel dates from the 12th century, with additions and alterations made in the 14th and 16th centuries.[1] The chapel was created as a separate parish in 1584 and later became a chapelry to East Stoke.[3] In the early 19th century its interior was fitted with pine pews and a gallery.[2] However, by 1872 it was disused and was transferred to the parish of All Saints, Elston.[3][4] There is speculation that the chapel was formerly the chapel of a medieval leper hospital dedicated to Saint Leonard.[3][5][6] The church was declared redundant on 23 September 1976, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 9 February 1976.[7]

Architecture

The chapel is constructed in coursed rubble stone with tile roofs, and consists of a nave and a smaller and lower chancel. In the west wall are two small rectangular windows with a larger rectangular window above. In the north wall of the nave is a two-light window with ogee arches and, to the east in a slightly projecting bay is a single-light window with a pointed arch. The north wall of the chancel contains a two-light window under a flat arch. The east end of the chancel has buttresses, and contains a three-light window with ogee arches under a flat head. The date 1577 is inscribed over the window, and at the apex of the gable is the fragment of a cross. The south wall of the chancel and the nave both contain a two-light window under ogee arches.[1] The south doorway dates from the 12th century, and is in Norman style with a round arch and zigzag decoration.[1][2] Inside the church fragments of the 19th-century fittings still present.[1] There are several layers of paintings on the walls, including Georgian biblical texts and, on the north wall, a large royal coat of arms.[2]

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See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Elston Chapel (1157196)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 July 2013
  2. Elston Chapel, Elston, Nottinghamshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 29 March 2011
  3. Nottinghamshire Parish Church Database, Heather Faulkes, archived from the original on 6 November 2010, retrieved 25 November 2010
  4. All Saints, Elston, Church of England, retrieved 25 November 2010
  5. Elston Parish Council: Historic Elston, Newark and Sherwood District Council, archived from the original on 30 August 2010, retrieved 25 November 2010
  6. The Nottinghamshire Village Book: Elston - A Modern Description, The Nottinghamshire Federation of Women's Institutes and Countryside Books, GENUKI, 1989, retrieved 25 November 2010
  7. Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 1, retrieved 7 April 2011
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