Withcote Chapel is a Grade I listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1966. A C15 Chapel. 1 related planning application.

Withcote Chapel

WRENN ID
lost-porch-ridge
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1966
Type
Chapel
Address
Withcote Chapel, Oakham Road, LE15 8DP
OS grid reference
SK 795 057
Coordinates
52.64407, -0.82532
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Withcote Chapel is a 15th-century chapel that was restored and refurbished inside around 1744. It is constructed from finely coursed ironstone with limestone dressings and features a leaded roof. The chapel consists of four bays, with the nave and chancel being undifferentiated. It has square-headed windows, each containing three round-headed lights linked by a continuous hoodmould. The north doorway has a four-centred arched head with a roll-moulded architrave and a square hoodmould, decorated in the spandrels. There are traces of a blocked west doorway, and the south door is similar to the north. The chapel is buttressed and has an embattled parapet that runs continuously across the low-pitched east and west gables. Tall angle pinnacles add a resemblance to Kings College Chapel in Cambridge.

Inside, the fittings are primarily from the 18th century, including wood dado panelling and early 18th-century wrought iron altar rails. The reredos is in a Renaissance style, featuring a tripartite design with a central piece that has fluted Corinthian shafts and canted side pieces pedimented on Corinthian columns, each housing an identical marble monument. The northern monument commemorates Geffrey Johnson, who died in 1742, and his sister, while the southern monument honors Matthew Johnson, who died in 1723, and his wife Margaret. Both monuments are topped with urns and shields of arms. The chapel also has a plaster modillion eaves cornice.

The stained glass dates from around 1530-1540 and is attributed to Galeon Hone, the King's glazier who worked at Kings College Chapel. The south side features large standing figures of prophets and Old Testament figures, while the north side displays apostles. The eastern windows contain three smaller panels depicting saints and the crucifixion in landscape settings, showcasing strong rich colors and fluid designs. Some heraldic panels are present, including one with the personal arms of Jane Seymour from 1536-1537.

Local climate

Withcote 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 79% 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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