Chapel Of St Luke

The Chapel of St Luke is a small chapel built in 1835, as indicated by a date plaque. It is constructed from snecked, rock-faced Posbury volcanic stone with dressings of Salcombe and Beer stone, topped with a slate roof. The architectural style is Gothic revival. The building features a gable-ended block that houses both the nave and chancel under a single roof, with a west porch and a southern sacristy.

The west end has a central gabled porch with a moulded Salcombe stone arch and a hoodmould. The gable is adorned with coping on kneelers and a stone cross at the apex. Flanking the main gable are buttresses, and it is topped by an octagonal Beer stone chimney shaft on a rectangular base, which has a recessed panel displaying the date 1835. Beneath the gable, there is a small Beer stone niche with a cinquefoil-headed arch and hoodmould that once housed a bell.

The south front features three square-headed windows made of Beer stone, each with three lights, cinquefoil heads, and hoodmoulds with four-leaf labels. The eaves cornice is projecting and coved. The gabled sacristy, located to the right of centre, has a Decorated arched gable window with two lights and a hoodmould. The east end has a similar four-light window with geometric tracery, while the north side has four square-headed Beer stone windows that mirror those on the south.

Inside, the chapel has a plain interior with mostly 19th-century fittings. It features a flat ceiling and a half dome over the altar, decorated with moulded ribs and panels painted to resemble a night sky. The plain oak pews include smaller versions at the front for children. An oak altar rail is supported by wrought iron with scroll brackets and spiral-twist centre sections. The carved oak reredos is flanked by large tapestries depicting scenes from the early life of Christ. The east window contains stained glass known as the Davis Memorial window, created in 1908 by H J Salisbury of London and St Albans. Three of the nave windows retain 19th-century leaded lights with small diamond quarries and rectangular frosted panes.