Roman Catholic Eyre Chapel (Behind Newbold Road) is a Grade II* listed building in the Chesterfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1968. A C15 Chapel. 3 related planning applications.

Roman Catholic Eyre Chapel (Behind Newbold Road)

WRENN ID
hallowed-rampart-barley
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Chesterfield
Country
England
Date first listed
13 March 1968
Type
Chapel
Period
C15
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Roman Catholic Eyre Chapel, located behind Newbold Road, is a small rectangular chapel that dates from the medieval period and later. It is constructed of coursed stone rubble and features a stone slate roof. The chapel has plain pinnacles on all four corners and a crocheted pinnacle on the west gable. There are no openings on the north side, while the south side has two doors: one with a Tudor arch and the other, known as the priest's door, adorned with low relief Norman carving in the tympanum and jambs, which show traces of moulding.

The south side also includes two 2-light Perpendicular flat-headed windows with cusped lights, although these are now bricked up. Similar windows are found on the east and west sides. Inside, there is a raised stone altar at the east end and five timber tie-beams, three of which are decorated with 15th-century carved bosses. This chapel was formerly associated with the Eyre family and was granted by James II for Roman Catholic worship. It was sacked by a Protestant mob in 1688. A large stone cross in the burial ground surrounding the chapel commemorates its restoration in 1887, which included the re-internment of twelve members of the Eyre family in the crypt beneath the stone flagged floor. Additionally, there is a stone horse mounting block built into the northeast corner of the building. The chapel was completely restored in 1989 for communal use.

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