Building record 1513700000 - St Peter's Chapel

Summary

Nineteenth century chapel and former school at Owlswick, built in 1866

Protected Status/Designation

  • Conservation Area: Owlswick Conservation Area (DBC7287)

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Type and Period (2)

  • CHAPEL (Built 1866, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • INFANT SCHOOL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

The chapel was built in 1866 and was originally also a school. Although the school ceased to operate around the beginning of the 20th century, services still continue to be held in the building as a chapel of ease of the parish of Monks Risborough. The tiny chapel dedicated to St Peter stands close to the road frontage. The flint elevations with red brick dressings and steeply pitched old tiled roof make the building a prominent and appealing feature of the conservation area. The chapel has leaded-light windows perhaps reflecting in the simplest way the stained glass windows of more ornate churches. A significant building within the conservation area of Owlswick (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>XYSBC23275 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 1996. Owlswick Conservation Area Character Survey. [Mapped feature: #44747 ]

Location

Grid reference SP 78960 06209 (point)
Civil Parish LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 24 2021 6:08PM

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