University Anglican Chaplaincy Centre

Craig Menai is a 2-storey and attic red brick, slate roofed house; 3-window front with advanced gable bay to right and central porch, said to have been added by North, with pointed arch entrance. Horned sash windows, mostly paired; swept roof attic over porch. Bay window on right gable end and parallel brick range at rear. This is linked to the chapel at the front by a low covered passage also giving access to the small courtyard under a semicircular arched gated opening over which the roof forms a hood. At the rear a 2-storey accommodation range runs N/S (with gables at either end) from the back of Craig Menai across the rear of the courtyard to form the W gable end of the chapel swept roofs. Later extended by 3-windows at right end to link with the 1950’s 2-storey and attic range with 7-bay N side elevation, the central bay of which is advanced; paired horned sash windows.

The most important building on the site is the chapel designed in the stylistic tradition of W R Lethaby (All Saints, Brockhampton) and E S Prior (St Andrew Roker). Single storey with characteristically North style tall lancets and low gabled buttresses. 3-bay nave and 1-bay chancel, the latter is narrower and has diagonally set pyramidal roof with gable ends to N, S and E. Small bellcote to N side and simple crucifix finial to roof. Grouped lancets to centres of both sides. Round arched headed doorway with studded door towards E end of S side; broader main entrance with modern door at the end of the side passage which is bridged by acutely pointed strainer arches springing from ramped buttresses built into the rubble boundary wall.

The white pained brick interior of the chapel was altered in 1978 by the removal of the road screen and stone altar, it was also refurbished. Tall low sprung arches, acutely pointed, divide each bay and have dentilled bands. Organ gallery and lobby at W end. Chancel roof decoration (trails and sunbursts on a trellised background) was a donation from the architect; 2 arched niches with wooden statues, vestry to N side.