Uppingham School, Chapel

Uppingham School Chapel is a Grade II* listed building, designed by G.E. Street in 1865. The chapel features a west galilee added in the late 19th century and a War Memorial Chapel, constructed around 1922 by E. Newton. In 1965, the north wall was partly removed, and the chapel was significantly enlarged to the north by Seely and Paget. The structure is built of coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings and has a slate roof with coped gables and decorative ridge tiles, showcasing the Gothic Revival style.

The chapel consists of a five-bay nave and a two-bay chancel under a single roof, with the south side supported by massive buttresses. The windows feature geometric tracery, each one slightly different from the others. A northwest vaulted porch connects the chapel to the school room and includes a round stair turret topped with a traceried bell stage and a conical roof. A wheel window is located on the west side. The west galilee was added to accommodate a marble statue of Edward Thring, the headmaster, created by Thomas Brock in 1892, which is now located in the northeast porch of the 1965 extension, leading to the north extension that is lit by a full-length, full-width window.

The interior of the chapel is primarily 20th century in character but retains the fine roof and west gallery from 1865. The War Memorial Chapel is situated in the southwest corner and is designed as a miniature "chapter house," with an octagonal plan and a patterned lead pyramidal roof featuring two-light traceried gabled dormers. The richly decorated interior includes walls with blind tracery listing the names of World War I fallen soldiers, including E.H. Brittain, the brother of the writer, along with a highly enriched cove, cornice, and lantern.