Chapel Of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 March 1959. Chapel.

Chapel Of St Mary

WRENN ID
fossil-string-gorse
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Country
England
Date first listed
5 March 1959
Type
Chapel
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chapel of St Mary, built around 1581, features a south aisle added in 1836 and a chancel completed in 1884 by J Oldrid Scott. Constructed from ashlar with a tiled roof, the chapel has an aisled nave, choir, and chancel.

The west facade includes a central projecting porch with pilasters on either side, which have bases and support a cornice with a central armigerous overthrow above. There are two 2-light Perpendicular windows on either side of the porch, and a 3-light Perpendicular window above it, topped with a semi-circular relieving arch. A square bell turret sits at the gable apex, with a 19th-century chimney on the left side.

On the north front, there is a doorway on the left with a Tudor arch, accompanied by an oeil-de-boeuf window to its left. To the right, two 3-light casement windows are present, along with 19th-century gabled dormer clerestory windows, the left one set slightly higher, all featuring decorated bargeboards and bargeposts. A 2-light 19th-century Perpendicular window is located in the chancel on the left.

The east front showcases a 4-light 19th-century Perpendicular window, while the south front has four round-arched windows with three semi-circular lights each, and gables above with kneelers on the sides. There is one dormer clerestory window at the far left of the nave, also with decorated bargeboards and posts similar to those on the north front.

Inside, the chapel has a 3-bay nave supported by octagonal wooden piers in the aisles. Arched braces extend from these piers to the aisle roof principals, along with lateral ovolo-moulded beams and roof trusses featuring a cambered tie beam, collar, and angle braces. The roof includes two purlins with wind bracing and a ridge. The north aisle windows have chamfered reveals and bead-moulded mullions, while the upper clerestory dormer windows consist of four casement lights. The ceiling features 19th-century pargetting with Tudor roses, fleurs de lys, and stars.

The nave contains pews made in 1858 by Butterfield, along with wainscotting and screens from 1884 by J Oldrid Scott. The pulpit is made from intricately carved 17th-century panels, integrated by Butterfield, and features animal heads and figures of saints. There is also a reading desk of a similar design, two chairs with terms on the sides, and an altar rail with balusters formed from figure carvings.

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