Building record 2416/19/2 - Glapthorn Road Hospital Chapel

A chapel built in 1896 for the Oundle Union Workhouse, converted to a house by 1992. The chapel was designed by Sir Ninian Comper. It is rectangular in plan and is faced with stone with a pitched slate roof. Also known as Union Chapel.

{1} 1896, by Ninian Comper. Built as the workhouse chapel, a severe building in coursed stone with stone slate roof. Gable with finial to road with narrow lancet window of 3 lights below blank niche with cusped head in gable. Narrow buttresses to quoins. 5 windows to nave with dripmoulds in bays formed by buttresses. Plain bell cote to west end, which has plain arched doorway under window with 2 lancet lights. The Main Building and Hospital Chapel form a group.

{3} The workhouse chapel was built in 1896 by John Ninian Comper of ashlar stone, it is still in existence and is now a private residence. Film 6, photo 18-20.

{6} Nine undated photos;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 2/122 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H16 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Oundle (Industrial), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100257.

<4> Morrison K., 1999, The Workhouse: A Study Of Poor-Law Buildings In England, p. 130 (Book). SNN100282.

<5> Historic England, Undated, Glapthorn Road Hospital Chapel, Oundle, BF083285 (Archive). SNN114515.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Oundle (Photographs). SNN114658.

Record last edited

Mar 15 2023 12:15PM