Former Chapel To St Martin In The Fields Almshouses

The former chapel to St Martin-in-the-Fields Almshouses, built between 1880 and 1881 by H Jacques, is located centrally at the rear of the houses on Bayham Street in Camden. Constructed from yellow stock brick with red brick and stone dressings, it features a slated hipped roof adorned with decorative red ridge tiles. The building is single-storey with three bays and a hexagonal sanctuary, which includes a projecting side chapel on the north side. Designed in the Gothic style, it has lancet windows with trefoil heads.

Inside, the chapel has been converted into a house, with a floored-over gallery. The pointed chancel arch and three pointed windows at the east end display red and white striped banding. The interior also features an open timber roof and some encaustic floor tiles at the east end. Historically, Jacques was responsible for improvements to the almshouses that included an infirmary and a matron's residence. The former chapel is part of a group with the St Martin-in-the-Fields Almshouses.