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Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill

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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]

In 1983 the building was protected by English Heritage who designated it a Grade I listed building.[6]

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