Chapel at Rugby School is a Grade I listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1949. A C19 Chapel. 1 related planning application.
Chapel at Rugby School
- WRENN ID
- eternal-brass-rook
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Rugby MP: John Slinger (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1949
- Type
- Chapel
- Period
- C19
- Address
- Chapel at Rugby School, Dunchurch Road
- OS grid reference
- SP 502 749
- Coordinates
- 52.37038, -1.26388
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Chapel at Rugby School was built in 1872 by William Butterfield and is constructed of red brick with stone dressings. It features a tall nave, chancel, and wide transepts, with low narrow aisles that were rebuilt in 1897. The south-east tower has an octagonal belfry topped with a pyramidal roof. Inside, the chapel boasts an elaborate painted roof and includes canopied stalls at the west end, a mosaic from 1882 in the east end apse, and stained glass from the 16th century sourced from Normandy and the Netherlands, along with 19th-century stained glass by Willement, Hardman, and Morris. Notable monuments include effigies of Dr. James from 1824 by Chantry, Dr. Wool from 1833 by R. Westmacott the Younger, Dr. Arnold from 1844 by John Thomas, and Dean Stanley from 1884 by Boehm. There are also many memorial tablets dedicated to famous Rugbeians, including Arthur Hugh Clough and Rupert Brooke. The chapel is of historical interest and is part of a group with the Chapel and War Memorial Chapel, as well as the New and Old Quad Buildings, School House, and Doctor's Wall at Rugby School.
Local climate
Chapel at Rugby School receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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