Hoselaw Chapel is a Grade A listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 February 1998. Chapel.

Hoselaw Chapel

WRENN ID
inner-railing-poplar
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
20 February 1998
Type
Chapel
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Peter MacGregor Chalmers, circa 1905. Rectangular-plan, 4-bay church with bowed apse to E; lean-to vestry to N. Squared and snecked (rake-jointed in part), slightly bull-faced sandstone; sandstone ashlar dressings. Sandstone quoins; long and short sandstone surrounds to round-arched openings; chamfered cills.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: chamfered surround to boarded timber door at ground in bay to outer left; irregularly spaced narrow single windows in remaining bays to right. Small, square-headed window in bowed apse recessed to outer right.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: nave comprising projecting lean-to vestry in bay to outer left; small single windows in 2 bays to right; battered wallhead stack breaking eaves in bay to outer right. Bowed apse recessed to outer left.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: tall, round-arched window centred in gable.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: bowed apse centred in gable; gablehead with simple ashlar bellcote; bell in place; cruciform finial.

Predominantly plain leaded glazing; single stained glass window centred in apse; large stained glass window centred in W gable. Graded grey slate roof; raised stone skews. Battered wallhead stack to N; single can.

INTERIOR: nave comprising bare sandstone walls; deeply chamfered reveals to openings; open boarded timber ceiling; individual timber chairs. Simple timber lectern; droved sandstone, circular-plan covered font with carved decorative banding. Boarded timber door accessing vestry; rake-jointed bare sandstone walls. Steps to large arch dividing nave and raised apse; timber communion table set within; tiled floor; bare sandstone wall beneath decorative fresco with angels supporting banner inscribed "Alleluia for the Lord God Omnipoteat reigaeta"; single stained glass window depicting Christ centred below.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATE: rubble-coped rubble walls enclosing near square-plan site; cast-iron pedestrian entry gate.

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