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Thorndon Park Chapel
Thorndon Park Chapel — church in Brentwood, Essex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Brentwood · 2.6 km
- Free entry
About
Thorndon Park Chapel is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Designed by William Wardell. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Brentwood, Essex, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.5987°, 0.3301°.
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Heritage listing
Thorndon Park Chapel (The Petre Chapel) is a former Roman Catholic private chapel situated in Thorndon Park, near the grounds of Thorndon Hall near Ingrave, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Thorndon Park SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Thorndon Park Chapel (The Petre Chapel) is a former Roman Catholic private chapel situated in Thorndon Park, near the grounds of Thorndon Hall near Ingrave, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust.
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Background
History
The chapel was built as a private chantry chapel and mausoleum for the Roman Catholic Petre family who lived in Thorndon Hall. It was built in about 1850, and dedicated in 1857. The architect was William Wardell. Having become redundant and subject to decay and deterioration, the chapel was given to the Trust by Lord Petre in 2010.
Architecture
Constructed in Kentish ragstone with freestone dressings, the chapel has a tiled roof. Its architectural style is Decorated. The plan of the chapel is L-shaped in three bays, with a vestry and a bellcote on the south side. On the sides of the chapel are buttresses and two-light windows. At the west end is an arched doorway, with carvings in the spandrels, above which is a large three-light window containing curvilinear tracery. The east window is similar. The bellcote is attached to the south wall and consists of an octagonal stair turret, an octagonal highly decorated bell stage with lancet bell openings, and a pyramidal roof. Inside the church is an elaborately decorated roof, including…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5987, 0.3301
- County
- Essex
- District
- Brentwood
- Parish
- Herongate and Ingrave
- Postcode
- CM13 3RH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Nearest railway station
- Brentwood — 2.6 km
- Official site
- www.hct.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7796369 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thorndon Park Chapel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Church, Thorndon Park - geograph.org.uk - 1209910.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thorndon Park Chapel?
- Thorndon Park Chapel is in Essex, London, United Kingdom (postcode CM13 3RH), in the parish of Herongate and Ingrave.
- Is Thorndon Park Chapel a listed building?
- Thorndon Park Chapel is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Thorndon Park Chapel a protected site?
- Yes — Thorndon Park Chapel is part of the Thorndon Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Thorndon Park Chapel free to visit?
- Yes, Thorndon Park Chapel is free to enter.
- How do I get to Thorndon Park Chapel?
- The nearest railway station is Brentwood, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CM13 3RH.