Oxhey Chapel
| Oxhey Chapel | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Gothic | | |
| Groundbreaking | 1612 | |
| Completed | 1897 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Materials | Flint and brick, stone dressings Tiled roof | |
Oxhey Chapel is a
History
The chapel was built in 1612 by Sir
bellcote and a hipped, tiled roof were added to the chapel. The interior was restored in 1712, and the reredos was whitewashed.[4] The chapel was used for worship until 1799, but after that it was used for storage.[5]
In 1852 it was
consecrated and is used at times for weddings.[4]
Architecture
Exterior
Oxhey Chapel is constructed in knapped
quoins. Along the north and south sides are three-light windows, and a brick parapet. Between the windows on the north side is a 19th-century brick buttress. At the east end is a four-light window, above which is a brick gable containing a plaque with the dates 1612 and 1963.[1]
Interior
The chapel contains a double row of stalls facing each other in collegiate fashion. The west door is surrounded by a doorcase consisting of carved
candelabrum. In the chapel is a wall tomb to Sir James Altham, who died in 1616, and his last wife Helen, who died in 1638. It consists of two praying figures facing each other in an alabaster and marble frame, consisting of Corinthian columns and an open segmental pediment containing a cartouche flanked by obelisks. At the west end is a marble memorial tablet to John Askill Bucknall dated 1797 by C. Regnant.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Oxhey Chapel, Watford Rural (1174300)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 September 2013
- ^ a b Oxhey Chapel, Oxhey, Hertfordshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 9 December 2016
- ^ South Oxhey, Streetmap, retrieved 7 March 2011
- ^ a b c d e f Oxhey Chapel, The Parish Church of St Matthew, Oxhey, retrieved 8 March 2011
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1908), "Watford Manors", A History of the County of Hertford, Victoria County History, vol. 2, University of London & History of Parliament Trust, pp. 451–464, retrieved 8 March 2011
Further reading
- ISBN 0-14-071007-8