St Aldhelm'S Chapel

CRANBORNE SU 01 SE BOVERIDGE

7/9 St Aldhelm's Chapel

18.3.55 II

Chapel of Ease, now redundant, dated 1838. Banded brick and flint with rusticated brick quoins and ashlar dressings, slate roof. Plan: combined nave and chancel; north chapel; north tower. In an electric classical style. Round-headed ashlar windows with moulded architraves and stone keystones, some with transoms at the springing line. Modillioned brick cornice. Rusticated west doorway with double, panelled doorway in pilastered surround; 3-light window over. Belfry has 2-light round-headed ashlar windows. Ashlar open cupola with round arches on Roman Doric columns surmounted by a vase finial.

Internal features (RCHM): reset C16 and C17 panelling; wall tablet to Henry Brouncher and family 1825; reset stone cartouche with painted arms; gadrooned stone font with fluted bowl, probably 1838; (Pevsner) Openwork pulpit incorporating C17 work. (RCHM, Dorset, vol. V, p.7, no.2., Newman, J and Pevsner, N., The Buildings of England: Dorset, 1972, p.105.)

Listing NGR: SU0616214652