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
Country: England
Date first listed: 11 October 1949
Type: Chapel
Period: C19
Source: Historic England listing

Description

DUIICEORCE ROAD 1. 5397 (East Side) Chapel at Rugby School (Formerly listed in Lawrence Sheriff Street) SP 5074 NW 2/66 11.10.49.

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1872 by William Butterfield in red brick with stone dressings. Tall nave, chancel and wide transepts. Low narrow aisles rebuilt 1897. South-east tower has octagonal belfry with pyramidal roof. Interior with elaborate painted roof contains canopied stalls to west end, 1882 mosaic to east end apse, C16 stained glass from Normandy and Netherlands, C19 stained glass by Willement, Hardman and Morris. Monuments with effigies to Dr James 1824 by Chantry, Dr Wool 1833 by R Westmacott the Younger, Dr Arnold 1844 by John Thomas, Dean Stanley 1884 by Boehm. Many memorial tablets to famous Rugbeians, including Arthur Hugh Clough, Rupert Brooke, etc. Grated partly for historical interest.

The Chapel and War Memorial Chapel at Rugby School form a group with New and old Quad Buildings. School House and Doctor's Wall at Rugby School Lawrence Sheriff Street.

Listing NGR: SP5021574961

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