Jump to content

Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park: Difference between revisions

Edit links
Coordinates: 53°19′23″N 2°57′33″W / 53.3230°N 2.9593°W / 53.3230; -2.9593
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m →‎top: update infobox for unknown parms, removed: | latd = 53.3230, | longd = -2.9593 using AWB
mNo edit summary
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox church | name = Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park| fullname = | image = Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park, Merseyside, UK - 20120319.jpg | imagesize = | landscape = | caption = | location = [[Eastham, Merseyside|Eastham]], [[Merseyside]] | country = England | pushpin map = Merseyside| pushpin map alt = | pushpin mapsize = 250 | pushpin label position = top| map caption = Location in Merseyside| coordinates = {{coord|53.3230|-2.9593|region:GB_type:landmark|display= title}} | osgraw = SJ 361 811| denomination = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] | churchmanship = | membership = | attendance = | website = | former name = | bull date = | founded date = | founder = | dedication = [[Good Shepherd]]| dedicated date = | consecrated date = | cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = | functional status = | heritage designation = Grade II| designated date = 2 December 1986| architect = [[John Douglas (architect)|John Douglas]]| architectural type = [[Chapel]]| style = [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]| groundbreaking = 1884| completed date = 1885| construction cost = | closed date = | demolished date = | capacity = | length = | width = | width nave = | height = | diameter = | other dimensions = | floor count = | floor area = | spire quantity = | spire height = | materials = Red [[sandstone]] with lighter stone bands, [[slate]] roof| parish = | deanery = | archdeaconry = | diocese = | province = | rector = | vicar = | curate = | priest = | asstpriest = | minister = | assistant = | honpriest = | deacon = | reader = | organistdom = | director = | organist = | organscholar = | chapterclerk = | laychapter = | warden = | flowerguild = | musicgroup = | parishadmin = | serversguild = | logo = | logosize = }}
{{Infobox church | name = Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park| fullname = | image = Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park, Merseyside, UK - 20120319.jpg | imagesize = | landscape = | caption = | location = [[Eastham, Merseyside|Eastham]], [[Merseyside]] | country = England | pushpin map = Merseyside| pushpin map alt = | pushpin mapsize = 250 | pushpin label position = top| map caption = Location in Merseyside| coordinates = {{coord|53.3230|-2.9593|region:GB_type:landmark|display= title}} | osgraw = SJ 361 811| denomination = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] | churchmanship = | membership = | attendance = | website = | former name = | bull date = | founded date = | founder = | dedication = [[Good Shepherd]]| dedicated date = | consecrated date = | cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = | functional status = | heritage designation = Grade II| designated date = 2 December 1986| architect = [[John Douglas (English architect)|John Douglas]]| architectural type = [[Chapel]]| style = [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]]| groundbreaking = 1884| completed date = 1885| construction cost = | closed date = | demolished date = | capacity = | length = | width = | width nave = | height = | diameter = | other dimensions = | floor count = | floor area = | spire quantity = | spire height = | materials = Red [[sandstone]] with lighter stone bands, [[slate]] roof| parish = | deanery = | archdeaconry = | diocese = | province = | rector = | vicar = | curate = | priest = | asstpriest = | minister = | assistant = | honpriest = | deacon = | reader = | organistdom = | director = | organist = | organscholar = | chapterclerk = | laychapter = | warden = | flowerguild = | musicgroup = | parishadmin = | serversguild = | logo = | logosize = }}


The '''Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park''' is in [[Eastham, Merseyside|Eastham]], [[Merseyside]], England. It is recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]] as a designated Grade&nbsp;II [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed building]].<ref name=images>{{NHLE |num= 1184843|desc= Chapel at Carlett Park Technical College, Eastham|access-date= 4 July 2013|mode=cs2}}</ref>
The '''Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park''' is in [[Eastham, Merseyside|Eastham]], [[Merseyside]], England. It is recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]] as a designated Grade&nbsp;II [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed building]].<ref name=images>{{NHLE |num= 1184843|desc= Chapel at Carlett Park Technical College, Eastham|access-date= 4 July 2013|mode=cs2}}</ref>


==History==
==History==


The chapel was built in the grounds of the mansion in Carlett Park in 1884–85 to a design by the [[Chester]] architect [[John Douglas (architect)|John Douglas]].<ref name=hubb>{{Citation | last =Hubbard | first =Edward | authorlink = Edward Hubbard | title =The Work of John Douglas |edition= | publisher =[[The Victorian Society]] | year =1991 | location =London | page = 173| isbn =0-901657-16-6 }}</ref> The chapel was commissioned by the owner of the mansion, Revd&nbsp;W.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Torr, who was a [[Canon (priest)|canon]] of [[Chester Cathedral]] and the [[vicar#Anglican|vicar]] of Eastham.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.sunnyfield.co.uk/eastham.htm| title = History of Eastham| accessdate = 11 June 2009| publisher = Sunnyfield}}</ref>
The chapel was built in the grounds of the mansion in Carlett Park in 1884–85 to a design by the [[Chester]] architect [[John Douglas (English architect)|John Douglas]].<ref name=hubb>{{Citation | last =Hubbard | first =Edward | author-link = Edward Hubbard | title =The Work of John Douglas | publisher =[[The Victorian Society]] | year =1991 | location =London | page = 173| isbn =0-901657-16-6 }}</ref> The chapel was commissioned by the owner of the mansion, Revd&nbsp;W.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Torr, who was a [[Canon (priest)|canon]] of [[Chester Cathedral]] and the [[vicar#Anglican|vicar]] of Eastham.<ref>{{Citation| url = http://www.sunnyfield.co.uk/eastham.htm| title = History of Eastham| access-date = 11 June 2009| publisher = Sunnyfield| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090505173143/http://www.sunnyfield.co.uk/eastham.htm| archive-date = 5 May 2009}}</ref>


==Architecture==
==Architecture==


The chapel is built in red [[sandstone]].<ref name=hubb/> It has bands of lighter stone and a [[slate]] roof. Its plan consists of a continuous [[nave]] and [[chancel]] with a north [[transept]]. At the northwest is an octagonal bell-[[turret]] with a spire. Over the entrance is a [[Canopy (building)|canopied]] [[Niche (architecture)|niche]] containing a figure of the [[Good Shepherd]].<ref name=images/> The windows are [[lancet window|lancets]] and the interior has [[ashlar]] stone.<ref name=hubb/> The windows contain stained glass by [[Charles Eamer Kempe|Kempe]] and by [[Edward Reginald Frampton|E.&nbsp;Frampton]]. Internally, framing the east window, are [[mosaic]] panels.<ref name=images/>
The chapel is built in red [[sandstone]].<ref name=hubb/> It has bands of lighter stone and a [[slate]] roof. Its plan consists of a continuous [[nave]] and [[chancel]] with a north [[transept]]. At the northwest is an octagonal bell-[[Turret (architecture)|turret]] with a spire. Over the entrance is a [[Canopy (building)|canopied]] [[Niche (architecture)|niche]] containing a figure of the [[Good Shepherd]].<ref name=images/> The windows are [[lancet window|lancets]] and the interior has [[ashlar]] stone.<ref name=hubb/> The windows contain stained glass by [[Charles Eamer Kempe|Kempe]] and by [[Edward Reginald Frampton|E.&nbsp;Frampton]]. Internally, framing the east window, are [[mosaic]] panels.<ref name=images/>


==See also==
==See also==
Line 20: Line 21:


{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlett Park, Chapel of the Good Shepherd}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlett Park, Chapel of the Good Shepherd}}
[[Category:Gothic Revival churches in England]]
[[Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in England]]
[[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Former Church of England churches]]
[[Category:Former Church of England church buildings]]
[[Category:Grade II listed churches in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Grade II listed churches in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1885]]
[[Category:Churches completed in 1885]]
[[Category:19th-century Church of England churches]]
[[Category:19th-century Church of England church buildings]]
[[Category:Church of England churches in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Church of England church buildings in Merseyside]]
[[Category:John Douglas buildings]]
[[Category:John Douglas buildings]]

Latest revision as of 02:00, 2 May 2023

Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park
Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park is located in Merseyside
Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park
Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park
Location in Merseyside
53°19′23″N 2°57′33″W / 53.3230°N 2.9593°W / 53.3230; -2.9593
OS grid referenceSJ 361 811
LocationEastham, Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
History
DedicationGood Shepherd
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated2 December 1986
Architect(s)John Douglas
Architectural typeChapel
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1884
Completed1885
Specifications
MaterialsRed sandstone with lighter stone bands, slate roof

The Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park is in Eastham, Merseyside, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

History[edit]

The chapel was built in the grounds of the mansion in Carlett Park in 1884–85 to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas.[2] The chapel was commissioned by the owner of the mansion, Revd W. E. Torr, who was a canon of Chester Cathedral and the vicar of Eastham.[3]

Architecture[edit]

The chapel is built in red sandstone.[2] It has bands of lighter stone and a slate roof. Its plan consists of a continuous nave and chancel with a north transept. At the northwest is an octagonal bell-turret with a spire. Over the entrance is a canopied niche containing a figure of the Good Shepherd.[1] The windows are lancets and the interior has ashlar stone.[2] The windows contain stained glass by Kempe and by E. Frampton. Internally, framing the east window, are mosaic panels.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Historic England, "Chapel at Carlett Park Technical College, Eastham (1184843)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 July 2013
  2. ^ a b c Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 173, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
  3. ^ History of Eastham, Sunnyfield, archived from the original on 5 May 2009, retrieved 11 June 2009
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chapel_of_the_Good_Shepherd,_Carlett_Park&oldid=1152748644"