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Capernwray Chapel
Capernwray Chapel
	Capernwray Chapel from the northwest
	Capernwray Chapel Location of Capernwray Chapel in the City of Lancaster district
	54°08′38″N 2°42′10″W / 54.1440°N 2.7029°W
OS grid reference	SD 542,722
Location	Capernwray, Over Kellet, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Independent
Churchmanship	Evangelical
History
Status	Chapel
Founded	1840
Founder(s)	George Marton
Associated people	Major W. Ian Thomas
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Edmund Sharpe; E. G. Paley
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1835
Completed	1857
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone rubble; Slate roofs
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Capernwray Church
Designated	7 November 1983
Reference no.	1164650

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Capernwray Chapel is in the village of Capernwray, Over Kellet, Lancashire, England. Formerly the chapel to Capernwray Hall, it is now an independent Evangelical chapel. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

The chapel was built by Mr and Mrs George Marton between 1835 and 1840 as a private chapel for Capernwray Hall. George Marton was Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire and in addition to Capernwray Hall, owned Borwick Hall, Borwick railway station, and a number of farms.^[2] It was designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe and at that stage consisted of a simple rectangle.^[3] The chapel could seat 100 people, and the gallery formed the family pew.^[4] In 1856 E. G. Paley, Sharpe's successor, added the tower, chancel and west window.^[3] During the Second World War, the boarders from Ripley St Thomas School, Lancaster, were evacuated to Capernwray Hall and used the chapel for worship. After the war, in 1946, Major W. Ian Thomas and his wife bought the hall and the chapel for the use of Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers. By 1962 it had become too small for the numbers using it and it was converted into a dormitory by adding a false ceiling and dormer windows to make an upper floor. Having been disused for a time, the Evangelical Fellowship were given the use of the chapel by Mrs Thomas.^[2]

Architecture

Capernwray Chapel is constructed in sandstone rubble with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave, a two-bay chancel at a lower level and a southwest tower over the porch. The windows on the north and south walls are all lancets, at the east end is a three-light lancet window and at the west end is a five-light window. There is a doorway in the north chancel wall. The tower has five stages with clasping buttresses. In the lowest stage is a west doorway above which is a lancet window. The bell openings consist of louvred three-light lancets. At the top of the tower is a pyramidal roof with a weather vane. Gargoyles protrude from the gutters and on the gables are cross finials.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England, "Capernwray Church (1164650)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 May 2012
^ ^a ^b Borwick Rd Church, Capernwray, GENUKI, retrieved 10 April 2010
^ ^a ^b Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 202, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
^ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 212, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8

[images-1] Historic England, "Capernwray Church (1164650)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 28 May 2012

[genuki-2] Borwick Rd Church, Capernwray, GENUKI, retrieved 10 April 2010

[pev-3] Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 202, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9

[4] Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 212, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8

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-'''Capernwray Chapel''' is in the village of Capernwray, [[Over Kellet]], [[Lancashire]], England.  Formerly the chapel to [[Capernwray Hall]], it is now an independent [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] chapel.  It has been designated by [[English Heritage]] as a Grade&nbsp;II [[listed building]].<ref name=images>{{Citation |url= http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1164650|title= Capernwray Church|year=2011 |work=The National Heritage List for England |publisher=[[English Heritage]] |accessdate= 12&nbsp;May 2011}}</ref>
+'''Capernwray Chapel''' is in the village of Capernwray, [[Over Kellet]], [[Lancashire]], England. Formerly the chapel to [[Capernwray Hall]], it is now an independent [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] chapel. 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= 1164650|desc= Capernwray Church|access-date= 28 May 2012 |mode=cs2}}</ref>
 ==History==
-The chapel was built by Mr and Mrs George Marton between 1835 and 1840 as a private chapel for Capernwray Hall.  [[George Marton (1801–1867)|George Marton]] was [[Lord Lieutenant]] of Lancashire and in addition to Capernwray Hall, owned [[Borwick Hall]], [[Borwick railway station]], and a number of farms.<ref name=genuki>{{Citation | url = http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/OverKellet/BorwickRdChurch.shtml | title = Borwick Rd Church, Capernwray | accessdate = 10&nbsp;April 2010| publisher =[[GENUKI]] }}</ref>  It was designed by the [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] architect [[Edmund Sharpe]] and at that stage consisted of a simple rectangle.  In 1856 [[Edward Graham Paley|E.&nbsp;G.&nbsp;Paley]], Sharpe's successor, added the tower, [[chancel]] and west window.<ref>{{Citation | last =Hartwell| first =Clare| authorlink = | last2 = Pevsner | first2 = Nikolaus | author2-link =Nikolaus Pevsner| series= The Buildings of England| title =Lancashire: North |edition= | publisher =[[Yale University Press]] | year =2009 | origyear=1969 | location = New Haven and London| page = 202| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-300-12667-9}}</ref>  During the Second World War, the boarders from [[Ripley St. Thomas Church of England High School|Ripley St&nbsp;Thomas School]], Lancaster, were [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to Capernwray Hall and used the chapel for worship.  After the war, in 1946, [[Major W. Ian Thomas]] and his wife bought the hall and the chapel for the use of [[Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers]].  By 1962 it had become too small for the numbers using it and it was converted into a [[dormitory]] by adding a false ceiling and [[dormer]] windows to make an upper floor.  Having been disused for a time, the [[Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches|Evangelical Fellowship]] were given the use of the chapel by Mrs Thomas.<ref name=genuki/>
+The chapel was built by Mr and Mrs&nbsp;George Marton between 1835 and 1840 as a private chapel for Capernwray Hall. [[George Marton (1801–1867)|George Marton]] was [[Lord Lieutenant]] of Lancashire and in addition to Capernwray Hall, owned [[Borwick Hall]], [[Borwick railway station]], and a number of farms.<ref name=genuki>{{Citation | url = http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/OverKellet/BorwickRdChurch.shtml | title = Borwick Rd Church, Capernwray | access-date = 10 April 2010| publisher =[[GENUKI]] }}</ref> It was designed by the [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]] architect [[Edmund Sharpe]] and at that stage consisted of a simple rectangle.<ref name=pev/> The chapel could seat 100&nbsp;people, and the gallery formed the family pew.<ref>{{Citation | last = Brandwood| first = Geoff| last2 = Austin| first2 = Tim| last3 = Hughes| first3 = John| last4 = Price| first4 = James|  year = 2012| title = The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin|  publication-place = Swindon|  publisher = [[English Heritage]]| page = 212| isbn = 978-1-84802-049-8}}</ref> In 1856 [[E. G. Paley]], Sharpe's successor, added the tower, [[chancel]] and west window.<ref name=pev>{{Citation | last =Hartwell| first =Clare| last2 = Pevsner | first2 = Nikolaus | author2-link =Nikolaus Pevsner| series= The Buildings of England| title =Lancashire: North | publisher =[[Yale University Press]] | year =2009 | orig-year=1969 | location = New Haven and London| page = 202|  isbn = 978-0-300-12667-9}}</ref> During the Second World War, the boarders from [[Ripley St. Thomas Church of England High School|Ripley St&nbsp;Thomas School]], Lancaster, were [[Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II|evacuated]] to Capernwray Hall and used the chapel for worship. After the war, in 1946, [[Major W. Ian Thomas]] and his wife bought the hall and the chapel for the use of [[Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers]]. By 1962 it had become too small for the numbers using it and it was converted into a [[dormitory]] by adding a false ceiling and [[dormer]] windows to make an upper floor. Having been disused for a time, the [[Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches|Evangelical Fellowship]] were given the use of the chapel by Mrs Thomas.<ref name=genuki/>
 ==Architecture==
-Capernwray Chapel is constructed in [[sandstone]] [[rubble]] with [[slate]] roofs.  Its plan consists of a four-[[bay (architecture)|bay]] [[nave]], a two-bay chancel at a lower level and a southwest tower over the porch.  The windows on the north and south walls are all [[lancet window|lancets]], at the east end is a three-light lancet window and at the west end is a five-light window.  There is a doorway in the north chancel wall.  The tower has five stages with clasping [[buttress]]es.  In the lowest stage is a west doorway above which is a lancet window.  The bell openings consist of [[louver|louvred]] three-light lancets.  At the top of the tower is a pyramidal roof with a [[weather vane]].  [[Gargoyle]]s protrude from the gutters and on the gables are cross [[finial]]s.<ref name=images/>
+Capernwray Chapel is constructed in [[sandstone]] [[rubble]] with [[slate]] roofs. Its plan consists of a four-[[bay (architecture)|bay]] [[nave]], a two-bay chancel at a lower level and a southwest tower over the porch. The windows on the north and south walls are all [[lancet window|lancets]], at the east end is a three-light lancet window and at the west end is a five-light window. There is a doorway in the north chancel wall. The tower has five stages with clasping [[buttress]]es. In the lowest stage is a west doorway above which is a lancet window. The bell openings consist of [[louver|louvred]] three-light lancets. At the top of the tower is a pyramidal roof with a [[weather vane]]. [[Gargoyle]]s protrude from the gutters and on the gables are cross [[finial]]s.<ref name=images/>
 ==See also==
+{{portal|Lancashire}}
+*[[Listed buildings in Over Kellet]]
 *[[List of architectural works by Edmund Sharpe]]
 *[[List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley]]
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Reflist|30em}}
-[[Category:Grade II listed churches]]
+{{Lancashire churches}}
-[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Lancashire]]
+{{City of Lancaster buildings}}
-[[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in England]]
-[[Category:1840 architecture]]
+[[Category:Grade II listed churches in Lancashire]]
-[[Category:19th-century church buildings]]
+[[Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in England]]
-[[Category:1857 architecture]]
+[[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Lancashire]]
+[[Category:Churches completed in 1840]]
+[[Category:19th-century church buildings in England]]
+[[Category:Churches completed in 1857]]
 [[Category:Edmund Sharpe buildings]]
 [[Category:E. G. Paley buildings]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lancaster]]
+[[Category:Churches in the City of Lancaster]]