Mortuary Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. Chapel.

Mortuary Chapel

WRENN ID
scattered-slate-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Country
England
Type
Chapel
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Mortuary Chapel, built around 1835 by Sarah Losh, serves the adjoining cemetery. It is constructed from dressed calciferous sandstone and features a stone-slate roof. The chapel is a single storey and one bay, designed as a reconstructed copy of St Perran's Oratory from Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, which was believed to be the earliest Christian church in the country at the time of its discovery in 1835. The chapel measures approximately 10 metres long, 6 metres wide, and 4 metres high.

It has entrances in the east and south walls, both featuring round-headed arches with roll-mouldings and spingers adorned with carved heads, including a lion's head in a key position—these details were added by Miss Losh and are not found on the original St Perran's Oratory. There is a single window in the south wall with a roll-moulding surround, a round head, and a diamond leaded casement, while the east wall has a round-headed splayed lancet window. The doors are made of iron-studded oak planks with slit vents. The gables have projecting purlins, with slates extending over them. Inside, there are stone wall seats. Currently, the chapel is used as a storage shed for the nearby Sexton's Cottage.

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