Binderton Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1988. Chapel. 1 related planning application.
Binderton Chapel
- WRENN ID
- shifting-niche-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Chichester MP: Jess Brown-Fuller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1988
- Type
- Chapel
- Address
- Binderton Chapel, West Dean, Chichester, PO18 0JS
- OS grid reference
- SU 850 106
- Coordinates
- 50.88918, -0.79222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Binderton Chapel, located in West Dean, was originally built as a chapel around 1671 by Thomas Smythe to replace the old Parish Church, which had been demolished by his father around 1660. The chapel is situated about 200 meters north of Binderton House. It is constructed from flint with red brick dressings and currently has a missing roof.
The front elevation features a round-headed arch with a keystone and impost blocks, along with a stringcourse, full height pilasters, and a plinth. There is a 2-light mullioned window on the front. The side elevations include a moulded cornice, pilasters, and a plinth, with an additional mullioned window at the rear. Inside, the walls are lined with stone blocks.
The chapel was never consecrated, and the only burial that took place here was that of Thomas Smythe, in accordance with his will from 1687-8. In the 18th century, the building was repurposed as a granary, and in 1839, Smythe's body and monument were moved to West Dean Church. The building underwent restoration in 1984.
Local climate
Binderton Chapel receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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