Chapel to the east of the main building, Chard School is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. Chapel, school.

Chapel to the east of the main building, Chard School

WRENN ID
forgotten-niche-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1950
Type
Chapel, school
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The building is a former schoolroom, possibly originally constructed as a chapel, located to the east of the main building at Chard School. It likely dates from the late 16th century and was extended and converted into a school chapel around 1957, with further alterations and repairs, including restoration in 1961.

Constructed from random limestone rubble, the building features a gabled thatched roof with dressed stone coping at the east gable. It has a rectangular, one-room plan and is a single-storey structure with four bays.

The rebuilt south front includes a doorway with a much-weathered chamfered surround, a plank door, and label moulds above, along with three mid-20th century five-light stone mullioned windows with leaded lights that match earlier windows. To the left of the entrance is a mid-20th century lozenge-shaped window with a raised, chamfered surround, which contains a memorial window dedicated to D B M Hume, a former headmaster. The rear elevation features a similar five-light mullioned window, also a mid-20th century addition, with doorways at either end and a modern flat-roofed extension to the right. The east gable end has stone quoins and a heavily-restored three-light Perpendicular window with a hoodmould above.

Inside, the building consists of a single room with a raised stage at the west end and a barrel-vaulted ceiling.

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