Staunton Harold Chapel [6 photos] in SK3720 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

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Staunton Harold Chapel

Staunton Harold chapel was begun in 1653 at the expense of the young royalist Sir Robert Shirley as a gesture of defiance during the Commonwealth. Shirley's defiance continued when Oliver Cromwell demanded that he provide an equivalent sum of money "to equip a ship". He refused and was incarcerated in the Tower of London, dying there in 1656 aged 27, the chapel still nine years from completion.

Though the sumptuous interior furnishings are in the style of the earlier 17th century, the building is a convincing representation of a mediaeval parish church built over perhaps a hundred years or more. The aisle and chancel windows have intersecting tracery, an early type of the Decorated period of Gothic; the tower including a west window and clerestory are in the later Perpendicular style, giving Staunton Harold a strong claim to be the first English Gothic revival building.

by Chris Brown

Created: Tue, 5 Dec 2017, Updated: Tue, 5 Dec 2017

6 images use this description: (all images taken in 2017)

SK3720 : North arcade at Staunton Harold Chapel by Chris Brown

SK3720 : Staunton Harold Chapel: the nave ceiling by Chris Brown

SK3720 : Staunton Harold Chapel: tower by Chris Brown

SK3720 : Staunton Harold Chapel: font by Chris Brown

SK3720 : Staunton Harold Chapel beside the Hall by Chris Brown

SK3720 : West end of Staunton Harold Chapel by Chris Brown

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