Chapel South West Of Harlowbury In Grounds

The chapel located south-west of Harlowbury, dating from around 1170 to 1180, is a Norman structure that is plain and originally unbuttressed. It features three windows on both the north and south walls, with original windows in the east and west gables. The building is constructed of rubble with dressings made from Reigate clunch and brick, some of which include bone set tiles. The north door consists of two square orders with attached nook shafts that are sectioned as painted rolls, topped with water leaf capitals. The chapel was re-roofed between approximately 1300 and 1404 when it was desecrated and converted into a granary, resulting in a timber floor. This later roof includes well-crafted crown posts with carinated fillets, while evidence of the original late Saxon roofing method remains, with two gable rafter-couples still surviving.