Chapel At Charterhouse School

The Chapel at Charterhouse School is a school chapel built in 1927 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. It is constructed from Bargate rubblestone with ashlar dressings and features a plain tile roof. The chapel has an 11-bay nave and chancel combined, with an eastern apse. Designed in a modified Gothic style with Arts and Crafts details, it is a tall building, enhanced by five very narrow gabled window bays on each side that contain tall single lancets. These bays alternate with wide blank sections, which have low square-headed windows at ground level, below an offset, and balustraded balconies near the top that lead to lights in the splayed flanks of the window-bay gables. The structure includes four octagonal corner turrets and one-storey porch wings at each corner, which feature well-crafted details around the doorways.

In the eastern apse, there are grouped lancets beneath a large rose window. The west end showcases three tall lancets set in a large round-arched recess, with a door below. The high-pitched roof has a rounded hip over the apse.

Inside, the chapel has a large aisleless open space with smooth-rendered walls and ashlar dressings. The lower level features oak wainscoting with pointed-arched panels and an arcaded canopy. An elaborate carved oak organ case is centrally located, flanked by additional cases. The raised apse includes a carved stone reredos that is pierced for light from a stained glass window. The raised west end bay, with side screens, serves as a memorial chapel for the two world wars. There are three carved and moulded doorways at the west end. The roof is barrel-vaulted, featuring flat ribs with hollow chamfers and roll-moulded arrises. This building is noted for its rich design and meticulous craftsmanship both inside and out.