Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill is a Grade I listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1983. A Circa 1760 Chapel.

Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill

WRENN ID
unlit-bastion-sienna
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Constituency
Twickenham MP: Munira Wilson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 May 1983
Type
Chapel
Address
Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill, Waldegrave Road
OS grid reference
TQ 157 721
Coordinates
51.43637, -0.33641
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chapel in the Wood, located on Waldegrave Road in Strawberry Hill, was built around 1760 for Horace Walpole. The architect is possibly Bentley, while the roof was designed by Mr. Chute. This polygonal building features a rendered exterior and a slated roof. The carved stone front is inspired by the Audley Tomb at Salisbury and is framed by octagonal corner pilasters and niches. To the left of the entrance is a low panelled door with a three-centred arch and three quatrefoils above. To the right of the door is a small stained glass window, and above it is a large three-light stained glass window. The building has a crocketed parapet adorned with a carved band of grape vine and a central shield. Inside, the chapel boasts attractive blue and gold fan vaulting along with blue and yellow tiles.

Local climate

Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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