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Funerary Chapel (visited 08/2015)

Andy

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The chapel, with ten-part rose windows, was intended simply as a funerary chapel, not a place of worship, and intended to be non-denominational. The floor plan is in the shape of a cross and the main entrance was covered for access by horse-drawn funeral carriages. Winding wooden staircases in the twin turrets gave access to the public gallery above. The octagonal steeple stands at 120 feet (36,5 meters) and was the tallest in the district when it was built in 1840.

The architect was William Hosking, better known as a civil engineer; this (and the main cemetery entrance) remain the only surviving examples of his architectural work. The chapel is also the oldest surviving non-denominational funerary chapel in Europe.

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Still a tiny bit of stained glass in that window, it's beautiful (y)

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4, 5 & 9 do it for me mate! Really liking them!!

Looks a cool place out of the way and a perfect spot for a horror flick (y)

 

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Great to see these Andy! I love this place, I'll never forget stumbling across it by accident before I knew it existed :D

 
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