Jump to content

Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m ce (minor)
pics
Line 5: Line 5:


The roof is of slate<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1253028 historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016]</ref> and the front of [[Portland Stone]],<ref>[http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/strawberryhill/1.html victorianweb retrieved 23rd Sept 2016]</ref> with a design inspired by a tomb in [[Salisbury Cathedral]].<ref>[https://francisyoung.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/strawberry-hill-the-original-fake/ FrancisYoung retrieved 24/9/2016]</ref> [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner]] described the blue and gold vaulted ceiling as "pretty".<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1253028 historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016]</ref>
The roof is of slate<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1253028 historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016]</ref> and the front of [[Portland Stone]],<ref>[http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/strawberryhill/1.html victorianweb retrieved 23rd Sept 2016]</ref> with a design inspired by a tomb in [[Salisbury Cathedral]].<ref>[https://francisyoung.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/strawberry-hill-the-original-fake/ FrancisYoung retrieved 24/9/2016]</ref> [[Nikolaus Pevsner|Pevsner]] described the blue and gold vaulted ceiling as "pretty".<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1253028 historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016]</ref>
==Restoration and rededication==
The chapel was restored in 1954 and rededicated to the Virgin Mary with a new statue from Italy and some new stained glass. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131103083106/http://archive.catholicherald.co.uk/article/18th-june-1954/7/the-chapel-in-the-wood-i Catholic Herald published 18th June 1954]</ref>

<gallery>
File:Chapel_in_the_Wood,_Strawberry_Hill_16.jpg|The Statue of Mary
File:Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill 07.jpg|Pevsner thought the vaulting was pretty.
File:Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill 25.jpg|Monstra te esse Matrem
File:Chapel_in_the_Wood,_Strawberry_Hill_23.jpg|Walpole's motto ''Fari quae sentiat''<ref>[http://collections.soane.org/b10400 Soane retrieved 24th Sept 2016]</ref>
</gallery>


In 1983 the building was protected by English Heritage who designated it a [[Grade I]] listed building.<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1253028 historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016]</ref>
In 1983 the building was protected by English Heritage who designated it a [[Grade I]] listed building.<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1253028 historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016]</ref>

Revision as of 21:17, 24 September 2016

The Chapel in the Wood is a small chapel in the grounds of St Mary's University on Waldegrave Road in the Strawberry Hill part of Twickenham, London.

The chapel was originally built for Horace Walpole around 1760 and was in the grounds of his home, Strawberry Hill House. But subsequent building has separated it from the House as the nearest parts of those grounds have been built on with what has now become St Mary's University.[1]

The roof is of slate[2] and the front of Portland Stone,[3] with a design inspired by a tomb in Salisbury Cathedral.[4] Pevsner described the blue and gold vaulted ceiling as "pretty".[5]

Restoration and rededication

The chapel was restored in 1954 and rededicated to the Virgin Mary with a new statue from Italy and some new stained glass. [6]

  • The Statue of Mary
    The Statue of Mary
  • Pevsner thought the vaulting was pretty.
    Pevsner thought the vaulting was pretty.
  • Monstra te esse Matrem
    Monstra te esse Matrem
  • Walpole's motto Fari quae sentiat[7]
    Walpole's motto Fari quae sentiat[7]

In 1983 the building was protected by English Heritage who designated it a Grade I listed building.[8]

Media related to Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ FrancisYoung retrieved 24/9/2016
  2. ^ historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016
  3. ^ victorianweb retrieved 23rd Sept 2016
  4. ^ FrancisYoung retrieved 24/9/2016
  5. ^ historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016
  6. ^ Catholic Herald published 18th June 1954
  7. ^ Soane retrieved 24th Sept 2016
  8. ^ historicEngland retrieved 23rd Sept 2016
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chapel_in_the_Wood,_Strawberry_Hill&oldid=741018730"