Church Of St Stephen Forest Chapel

The Church of St Stephen, also known as Forest Chapel, has origins dating back to 1673, although the nave and chancel were completely rebuilt in 1831. The building is constructed from coursed squared buff-pink sandstone rubble with sandstone dressings, topped by a Kerridge stone-slate roof and stone ridge. The nave and chancel form a single range of five bays. The semi-circular headed window reveals feature T-shaped tracery and lattice leaded windows. On the south side of the nave, there is a gabled porch with an entrance that has a rusticated cambered head; the keystone displays the date of rebuilding, while the original stone above reads "SS 1673." The church has a low three-stage west tower with a saddleback roof made of heavy flags. The west door is set under a plain lintel, and the top stage has single light bell openings with stone louvres. Inside, the space is very simple, with no division between the nave and chancel, and there is some Victorian glass in the east window.