Chapel of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II* listed building in the Gloucester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1952. Chapel.

Chapel of St Mary Magdalene

WRENN ID
lunar-crypt-crag
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester MP: Alex McIntyre (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1952
Type
Chapel
Address
Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, London Road
OS grid reference
SO 843 189
Coordinates
51.86926, -2.2291
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Chapel of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II* listed building, originally part of a leper hospital, dating from the mid-12th century with alterations made in the late 13th century. In 1861, the nave was demolished, and its south doorway was reset in the infilled chancel arch, which now forms the west wall of the chapel. The structure is built of ashlar and squared rubble with a tiled roof, presenting as a small, end-gabled block.

On the exterior, the west wall features substantial lateral buttresses and a reset 12th-century semicircular arched doorway with two orders. The jambs have chamfered bases and chamfered imposts, while the inner order of the arch is square in section, and the outer order is decorated with a chevron moulding. The north wall contains two blocked 13th-century lancet windows, and the east wall has a 13th-century window with intersecting tracery.

The interior has not been inspected, but it is believed to contain a recumbent effigy of a lady from around 1290 set into the floor.

Local climate

Chapel of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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