Cemetery Chapel (Church Of England)

The cemetery chapel, dedicated to the Church of England, was built in 1870 and designed by F Newman of Ryde. It is constructed from Isle of Wight snecked stone rubble with ashlar dressings, featuring a slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles and leaded lights within plate tracery windows. The building's plan is rectangular, comprising three bays aligned southwest to northeast, with a bellcote to the west and a south porch.

The west gable displays a gabled bellcote with an arched bell opening and a dripmould. The west window consists of paired lancets topped with a cinquefoil and flanked by buttresses. The south side features two lancet windows and a gabled porch with stone coping. The pointed arch of the porch is supported by nook shafts bearing stiffleaf capitals, and contains a pointed arched doorcase with a yellow brick surround, a ledged and braced double door, and scrolled hinges. The north side has three lancet windows, with the central one being paired. The east end exhibits decorated kneelers and buttresses, culminating in a rose window incorporating seven circular openings above three lancets.

Inside, the chapel's roof is boarded and arch-braced, displaying chamfered purlins and cross braces supported by carved stone corbels.

This is the surviving chapel from an original pair; the other was a nonconformist chapel demolished in 1972. F Newman also designed other buildings on the Isle of Wight, including the Ventnor market hall, a baptist church at Ryde, an 1867-8 extension to Ryde Town Hall, the mortuary, and the lodge all located within the cemetery. The chapel was consecrated by the bishop of the diocese in October 1870. Damage to the rose window during the 1987 hurricane was subsequently repaired.

The chapel is designated for its substantial survival as an Early English style cemetery chapel built in 1870 by a local architect using high-quality stone. Notable details include the deep moulded plinth, clasping buttresses, decorated kneelers, and the large south porch with nook shafts featuring stiffleaf capitals. Its architectural relationship with the mortuary and lodge, also by Newman, and its attractively landscaped setting with views over downland, further contribute to its group value.