Chapel At Hull Trinity House And Statue Outside East Front

The chapel at Hull Trinity House, dating to 1842, was designed by HF Lockwood in a Classical Revival style. The building is constructed of painted stucco with a hipped slate roof. The east front has a plinth, string course, moulded cornice, and blocking, punctuated by four giant Greek pilasters, an entablature, and a pediment. A large sculpture of Oceanus, created in 1828 by Thomas Earle, stands in front of the east front and was relocated from the Trinity Almshouses in 1934. The west front features a rusticated ground floor and a central corniced portico with paired Greek pilasters framing a pilastered doorcase, containing a pair of eight-panel doors with overlight. Above the portico is a Diocletian window with a moulded surround and keystone.

The interior comprises a square central space with Corinthian pilasters, a dentillated cornice, and a ribbed groin vault. Diocletian windows with stained-glass coats of arms are located to the north and south. An east-facing apse is framed by Corinthian pilasters and features a stained-glass window from 1840 by M Stangroom, flanked by Corinthian columns. Curved six-panel doors, each ornamented with a moulded cornice and seahorses, are on either side of the apse. A coffered barrel vault with a Diocletian window is at the west end, alongside flat ceilings on Corinthian square columns. A panelled wooden gallery, supported by two wooden columns, occupies the west end beneath the vault, and incorporates twelve-pane sash windows. A pair of six-panel doors are at the rear, leading to a western entrance lobby containing a wooden cantilever stair with winders and a cast-iron lotus balustrade, and moulded panelled doors. Original fittings include an altar table dating circa 1770, featuring a polygonal marble slab supported by a gilt eagle, designed by Sir William Chambers. The chapel also houses an early 19th century organ, 20th-century stalls with shaped armrests, and box pews. Monuments within the chapel consist of a facsimile of the Ferres Monument from Holy Trinity and a tablet.