Chapel To Somerset Hospital

The Chapel to Somerset Hospital, built in 1813, was commissioned by James Brudenell Bruce, the Earl of Ailsbury, in memory of Sarah, Dowager Duchess of Somerset. This Gothic-style chapel is constructed from ashlar limestone and features a concealed lead roof. It has three bays and is located in the center of the hospital's courtyard. The south side has two 2-light windows with shallow cinquefoil heads, along with thin buttresses and a crocketed wall canopy frieze that includes a dedicatory inscription. The east and west sides each have three-light windows. Inside, the chapel features paired panelled wall pilasters that support a painted timber vault with silvered ribs. The east end has a later 19th-century raised and tiled area with a communion rail, while white painted panelled stalls face the central aisle, and there is an octagonal pulpit.