Remains of Old Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 June 1966. Church.

Remains of Old Chapel

WRENN ID
keen-vault-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Charnwood
Constituency
Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 June 1966
Type
Church
Address
Remains of Old Chapel, Melton Road, Thurmaston
OS grid reference
SK 611 097
Coordinates
52.68186, -1.09733
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of an old chapel, likely dating from the 13th century, are located on the west side of Melton Road in Thurmaston. The structure is made of coursed limestone rubble and includes a fragment of the west wall. This wall features a single lancet window set in a projecting section. The window is splayed on its inner face and has a dressed raking ashlar sill course on the outside.

Local climate

Remains of Old Chapel receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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