Chapel To South West Of Childerley Hall

The chapel, located to the south-west of Childerley Hall, dates back to the early 17th century and is believed to have been built for the fourth Sir John Cutts, who died in 1615. It is said to have been consecrated by Bishop Heaton between 1600 and 1609. The chapel underwent restoration in the mid-19th century and again in the late 20th century. It is constructed from local red brick, with later brick repairs, and features clunch and limestone dressings, topped with plain tile roofs. Originally, it was a single-storey building with a gallery, and it has a two-storey wing to the north that may have served as priest's lodgings. This wing has an entrance facing east and includes two 17th-century clunch windows. The gabled facade on the east side has a diagonal buttress on the left and a restored seven-light window set in a four-centred arch, with a panelled and studded door below it. A drawing by Cole shows the original window and the chapel's condition. The rear stack has been rebuilt, and the side stack has been reduced and capped. Inside, there are five late 15th-century roof trusses with ogee moulding, which may have been reused from the hall during the 19th-century reconstruction, featuring 17th-century style carved jewel-stops. In the 19th century, the chapel was used as a smoking room and later converted into a cottage.