Chapel Of St Luke, Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar

The Chapel of St Luke at the Royal Naval Hospital in Haslar was completed in 1762, designed by Theodore Jacobsen. It has undergone internal alterations in the early 20th century and was restored in 1963. The chapel is built from red brick with rubbed brick headers, stone dressings, and a slate roof, showcasing a mid Georgian style with a rectangular plan.

The exterior features a single storey with a 2x3-window arrangement. It has a stepped stone plinth and brick eaves, with stone moulded surrounds on the pediment end gables that include oculi. The northwest front displays a Tuscan doorcase beneath a plaque dated 1762, featuring text from Matthew 25, verse 10. Flanking this are round-arched windows with Y-tracery and stained glass, along with a clock in the oculus and an octagonal bellcote topped with a weathervane. The sides of the chapel have matching windows, while the rear includes an early 20th-century single-storey vestry extension that overlaps the bottom of the windows.

Although the interior was not inspected, it is recorded to have been altered in the early 20th century, with a truncated gallery that once extended around three sides and a coved ceiling. Early 20th-century fittings include a baldachino and lectern from 1918-1920. Historically, the chapel was meant to be part of the southern range of the hospital, which was never constructed. It is characteristic of the religious buildings erected in royal dockyards from the mid 18th century. Haslar was the first large hospital built by the navy, and despite its alterations, the chapel remains a significant feature on the main axis of the hospital, contributing to the mid 18th-century layout and function of this notable and largely intact complex.