Historic churches · East Midlands
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath — church in Derbyshire Dales, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Matlock · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Derbyshire Dales, UK". Coordinates: 53.1311°, -1.5616°.
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Heritage listing
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath, is a former private chapel in St Johns Road, off the A6 road between Matlock Bath and Matlock, Derbyshire, England. The chapel, together with its retaining and attached walls, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Matlock Woods SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Masson Hill SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath, is a former private chapel in St Johns Road, off the A6 road between Matlock Bath and Matlock, Derbyshire, England. The chapel, together with its retaining and attached walls, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The chapel was built in 1897 for Mrs Louisa Sophia Harris, and was designed by Guy Dawber; it was the only church designed by Dawber. Since taking it over, the charity has arranged repairs, including rebuilding the gates and cleaning and repairing the chandeliers.
Architecture
The chapel is constructed in rubble carboniferous limestone with ashlar gritstone dressings. Its plan consists of a single cell. On its south side is a bell turret with a lead-covered pyramidal roof. Also on the south side is an oriel window with mullioned lights. The chapel is entered through a west doorway in a porch that is continued round the north side to form a covered walkway. The internal fittings are in Arts and Crafts style. The decorated barrel-vaulted plastered ceiling was designed by George Bankart, the stained glass at the east end by Louis Davis, and the painted altarpiece by John Cooke. Dawber designed the perpendicular style rood screen, and probably the pulpit, pews, choir…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.1311, -1.5616
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Matlock Bath
- Postcode
- DE4 3PS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Nearest railway station
- Matlock — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593703 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chapel of St John the Baptist, Masson hillside - geograph.org.uk - 91350.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath?
- St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE4 3PS), in the parish of Matlock Bath.
- Is St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath a listed building?
- St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath a protected site?
- Yes — St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath is part of the Matlock Woods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Masson Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath free to visit?
- Yes, St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John the Baptist's Chapel, Matlock Bath?
- The nearest railway station is Matlock, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE4 3PS.