Chapels at Belper Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1979. A C19 Chapel.
Chapels at Belper Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- grey-bailey-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1979
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Chapels at Belper Cemetery, Matlock Road
- OS grid reference
- SK 350 490
- Coordinates
- 53.03739, -1.47848
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chapels at Belper Cemetery, built in 1859, consist of two identical chapels on either side of a central entrance arch. These chapels are connected by one-storey sections with one window on each side. Above the arch, there is a tower topped with a broach spire. The building is constructed from coursed stone and features buttresses along with a banded slate roof, showcasing a decorated style of architecture. Positioned on a hillside, the chapels serve as a prominent local landmark.
Local climate
Chapels at Belper Cemetery receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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