Abbey Gate College Chapel (Formerly Saighton Grange Chapel) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1983. Chapel. 3 related planning applications.

Abbey Gate College Chapel (Formerly Saighton Grange Chapel)

WRENN ID
gilded-transept-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1983
Type
Chapel
Address
Abbey Gate College Chapel (Formerly Saighton Grange Chapel), Chapel Lane, Aldford and Saighton, CH3 6EN
OS grid reference
SJ 443 618
Coordinates
53.15064, -2.83399
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Abbey Gate College Chapel, formerly known as Saighton Grange Chapel, is a chapel built around 1870 for the 2nd or 3rd Marquis of Westminster. It is constructed from red sandstone and features a tiled roof. The building has a gabled, rectangular shape with a simple design. An open gable belfry houses one bell beneath a short, square spire. A tall stone chimney with a round flue is located on the ridge. The recessed porch is situated in the south-west corner and opens under a corbelled stone lintel at the end, with two post-and-lintel openings on the side. On the south side, which is oriented for ritual use, there are four stained glass windows—three dating from the late 19th century and one from the late 20th century. A cross is depicted in patterned brickwork on the south gable. The entrance features a hardwood door with six double panels. The chapel was designed to complement the character of the Grange.

Local climate

Abbey Gate College Chapel (Formerly Saighton Grange Chapel) receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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