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Eton College Chapel

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Eton College Chapel — chapel of Eton College in the UK.

Eton College Chapel, chapels in South East England

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
20 min–45 min
Nearest railway station
Windsor and Eton Riverside · 0.6 km
  • Free entry

About

Eton College Chapel is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Part of Eton College. Wikidata describes it as: "chapel of Eton College in the UK". Coordinates: 51.4916°, -0.6087°.

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Protected designations

  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Eton College Chapel is the main chapel of Eton College, a public school in England. The chapel was planned to be a little over double its actual length, but this plan was never completed owing to the downfall of the founder Henry VI. A plaque on a building opposite the west end marks the point to which it should have reached. The chapel is built in the late Gothic or Perpendicular style. The fan vaulting was installed in the 1950s after the wooden roof became infested with deathwatch beetles. It was completed in three years and is made of concrete, faced with stone, and supported by steel trusses with hand-carved Clipsham stone for the stone ribs supporting each bay.

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Background

Description

The chapel choir is made up of boys from the school. The Precentor and Director of Music is Tim Johnson. Up to 75% of the choir are former members of various cathedral and collegiate choirs and many have been admitted under the school's Music Scholarship scheme. Many continue their singing careers as choral scholars at Oxford or Cambridge. Formerly there was a "professional" choir whose trebles attended the Choir School. The choir sings at three or four compulsory services a week: recent cuts in the services mean that the choir only sings on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. There are a number of other services that are optional.

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Coordinates
51.4916, -0.6087
Parish
Eton
Postcode
SL4 6DQ
Parliamentary constituency
Windsor
Nearest railway station
Windsor and Eton Riverside0.6 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Eton College Chapel?
Eton College Chapel is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SL4 6DQ), in the parish of Eton.
Is Eton College Chapel a listed building?
Eton College Chapel is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
Is Eton College Chapel a protected site?
Yes — Eton College Chapel is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
Is Eton College Chapel free to visit?
Yes, Eton College Chapel is free to enter.
How do I get to Eton College Chapel?
The nearest railway station is Windsor and Eton Riverside, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL4 6DQ.