Mortuary Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. Mortuary chapel.
Mortuary Chapel
- WRENN ID
- night-loft-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Mortuary chapel
- Address
- Mortuary Chapel, Knightwick
- OS grid reference
- SO 728 552
- Coordinates
- 52.19466, -2.39893
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mortuary Chapel, dated 1879, was designed by John Francis Greswolde. It is constructed of stone rubble, incorporating some reused medieval masonry, and features ashlar dressings. The roof is tiled with decorative diaper and bonded patterns, and there are gable parapets. A timber-framed bell turret with a slate roof is present. The chapel has two bays and includes two cusped lancets on the north and south elevations, while the east elevation showcases a three-light Decorated window. The west doorway is designed with a pointed arch that has reveals and a drip mould.
Inside, the chapel features a timber roof supported by three hammer-beam trusses, and it contains the remains of a Norman font with chevron detailing. There are contemporary pews and an altar table, along with two 18th-century wall memorials at the west end and four late 19th-century wall memorials at the east end. The chapel is situated on the site of the east end of the former parish church.
Local climate
Mortuary Chapel receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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