Northern Mortuary Chapel At Lancaster Cemetery

The Northern Mortuary Chapel at Lancaster Cemetery is a Grade II listed building, part of a group of three chapels built for the cemetery, which opened in 1855 for Roman Catholics. Designed by Edward Paley, the chapel features coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings and a slate roof, showcasing the Gothic Revival style. It has a rectangular plan with a narrow central gabled projection to the north and a gabled porch to the south. The corners are supported by diagonal buttresses, and there is a continuous string course running along the structure. On either side of the porch in the south wall, there is a single lancet window with a hoodmould. The north wall also has two similar windows, and a single window is located in the gable wall of the north projection. The east and west gables are coped, with the eastern gable featuring a cross finial, and both gable walls contain two lancet windows.