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Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Carlett Park
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
OS grid reference	SJ 361 811
Location	Eastham, Merseyside
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
History
Dedication	Good Shepherd
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	2 December 1986
Architect(s)	John Douglas
Architectural type	Chapel
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1884
Completed	1885
Specifications
Materials	Red sandstone with lighter stone bands, slate roof

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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

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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Historic England, "Chapel at Carlett Park Technical College, Eastham (1184843)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 July 2013
^ ^a ^b ^c Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 173, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
^ History of Eastham, Sunnyfield, archived from the original on 5 May 2009, retrieved 11 June 2009

[images-1] Historic England, "Chapel at Carlett Park Technical College, Eastham (1184843)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 4 July 2013

[hubb-2] 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

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 ==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/>
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