Church Of England Mortuary Chapel, Arnos Vale Cemetery

The Church of England Mortuary Chapel, located within Arnos Vale Cemetery, was built around 1840 by Charles Underwood. It is a group value building of considerable importance. The chapel is constructed with a pennant stone basement, limestone ashlar and dressings, and a slate roof. It follows a cruciform plan and is executed in a Neoclassical style. The single-story structure includes a vault. A projecting central bay is accessed by five steps flanked by pedestals. Corinthian pilasters support a plain entablature and a pediment with balustrades. Above this is an open, pedimented cupola featuring fluted columns. A large, eight-panel door, with moulded panels to the sides and above, provides access. Blind windows with architraves and dentilled cornices, along with banded rustication, are visible on the side bays. The side elevations incorporate a tripartite window, and a bay with a Venetian window projects from the rear, while an arched doorway to the vault is found on the left-hand elevation. Inside, the chapel has a tiled floor and a dais in the central bay, along with panelled plinths, pilasters to the cornice, and moulded panels in the ceiling. Several well-carved memorial tablets are incorporated into the interior. The cupola's design is inspired by the Roman monument at St Remy, Provence.