Magdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James is a Grade II* listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 1950. A Medieval Chapel.
Magdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James
- WRENN ID
- white-bonework-wind
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 April 1950
- Type
- Chapel
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Magdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James, High Street, Brackley
- OS grid reference
- SP 585 370
- Coordinates
- 52.02836, -1.1473
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Magdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James is a Grade II* listed building located on Brackley High Street. It was founded by Robert, known as "Le Bossu," Earl of Leicester, who died in 1168, originally serving as the chapel of St John's Hospital. The chapel is currently used as the chapel for Magdalen College School.
The structure features a nave constructed of ashlar and coursed rubble, with a tower situated at the north-west corner. The west end of the chapel showcases a reset 12th-century door, above which is a three-light 13th-century window. On either side of the window are moulded niches, each containing a seated figure. The gable end of the chapel has been rebuilt.
The chapel underwent restoration in 1746 and again twice in the 19th century. The latter restorations were carried out for Canon Thickness, the vicar, by architect Mr. Buckeridge, as noted in "A History of Brackley" by A Green, published in 1869.
Local climate
Magdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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