Chapel Range

The chapel range, originally stables and storage, was built in 1763 and altered in 1887. It was designed by John Carr for Sir Lawrence Dundas, with later work in 1887 by Thomas Oliver of Newcastle for the 3rd Earl of Zetland. Constructed of ashlar sandstone with a Westmorland slate roof, the building has a basement on the south side and two storeys to the north. The north elevation has a 2:1:3:1:2 bay layout, with the single bays projecting slightly and rising into turrets that have an additional storey. The ground floor features a continuous rounded arcade, now filled with matching stonework. The central bay contains a 6-panel door with a 4-pane overlight, set within an architrave with a pulvinated frieze and modillion cornice. Other ground-floor bays have sash windows with glazing bars and joggled lintels. The first floor has eight-pane sash windows with joggled lintels, topped by a modillion cornice. A balustraded parapet runs between the turrets, continuing as a blind parapet across the turrets themselves. The main range has a hipped roof, while the turrets have oculi and hipped roofs. The rear elevation has a basement with a doorway and sash windows in the first turret, while the rest is blank. The main floor has sash windows with glazing bars and joggled lintels in each bay. The attic storey mirrors the north-west side's design. A return wall was made apsidal when the building was converted to a chapel, with matching windows in the attic. The interior of the chapel, located on the left of the entrance, is in an Italianate style, featuring a marble dado, paired Corinthian pilasters, an ornate cornice, classical window surrounds, and stained-glass "shutters". The ceiling is a barrel vault divided into bays by decorated arches, with intersecting vaults from attic windows and a triple vault over the apsidal north-east end. A cobbled forecourt lies in front of the north-west elevation.