Chapel House

Chapel House is a late 17th-century house located in Ormskirk, with alterations made in the 18th and 19th centuries. The exterior is roughcast render over brick, with a slate roof. It has a transitional double-depth plan, with the roof extending down over the rear, and a bow window has been added to the rear. The house has three storeys and features three widely-spaced windows. The asymmetrical facade includes a round-headed doorway, situated between the first and second bays. To the right of the doorway is a small, segmental-headed window without glazing bars. Large, segmental-headed 16-pane sash windows are present at ground and first floor levels, and square 9-pane sashes are at the second floor. All windows have raised sills and white-painted ornamental surrounds. A ridge chimney sits between the second and third bays, with gable chimneys also present. The interior contains a fine dog-legged staircase from the 17th century, featuring a closed string, square newels, turned balusters, and a moulded handrail. Historically, the house was occupied by Nathaniel Heywood, the vicar of Ormskirk who died in 1677. He was ejected in 1662 for refusing to conform to the Act of Uniformity, and subsequently used the house for a dissenters' meeting house.