Building record 482/1/2 - Hothorpe Hall Chapel

A chapel was built in 1892-1894 in the grounds to the north-east of the hall.

{6} The apsed chapel was added in 1894. Coffered tunnel-vault and coffering in the apse.

{7} A building recording survey was carried out in 2025 prior to development of th chapel. The de Traffords were a Roman Catholic family and in 1892-4 built a detached Chapel to the north-east of the Hall. Several architect's drawings signed A E Purdie survive. Built in an early 18th-century classical style of rendered red brick with rusticated render quoins. The roof is of slate with a decorative ceramic ridge and has a bellcote.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.141-2 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP68NE12 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Beresford M.W., 1954, The Lost Villages of England, p.367 (unchecked) (Extract). SNN7102.

<4> Allison K.J.; Beresford M.W.; Hurst J.G. et al, 1966, The Deserted Villages of Northamptonshire, p.41 (unchecked) (Report). SNN39628.

<5> Serjeantson R.M.; Ryland W. (Editors), 1906, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.318 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100369.

<6> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.265 (checked) (Series). SNN1320.

<7> Richard K Morriss, 2025, The Chapel, Hothorpe Hall, Theddingworth, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN116930.

Record last edited

Oct 17 2025 3:07PM