Mortuary Chapel In Hessle Cemetery

The Mortuary Chapel in Hessle Cemetery was built in 1866 for J Robinson Pease. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a corbelled roof in the English Transitional style. The chapel has a rectangular plan consisting of three bays. Each side has blank pointed arcades with moulded and dogtooth arches supported by shafts with water-leaf capitals. Inside the arcades are sunk panels, some of which are inscribed, including one that records the date of construction. The chapel has moulded impost bands and corner shafts below the impost level. At either end, there are pointed arches of three orders on nook-shafts with water-leaf capitals, with the arches and jambs displaying a variety of mouldings and dogtooth enrichment. The wrought-iron gates are well-designed, featuring three tiers of railings with foliate ends. Inside, the chapel has a pointed tunnel vault supported by four keel-roll-moulded ribs, which rise from attached shafts with water-leaf capitals and a low bench. There are also sunk panels between the shafts, some of which are inscribed. The Pease family were affluent merchants from Hull who owned many of the larger houses in the area.