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Roman Catholic Chapel at Wappenbury

Summary A Roman Catholic Chapel built in 1849 is located at Wappenbury. The Church of St Anne is in a simplified Gothic style and a three-bay aisles nave with small sanctuary. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and window surrounds, but appears to have no connections to A W N Pugin.
What Is It?  
Type: Roman Catholic Chapel
Period: Modern (1849 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wappenbury
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Sir Thomas Preston, Lord of Wappenbury, entered the Jesuit order in 1674. His daughter Anne brought the property by marriage to Hugh, second Lord Clifford. In 1676 there was a secret chapel at Wappenbury served by the Jesuit fathers.
2 A Roman Catholic chapel, built in 1849 on a site given by Lord Clifford.
3 Brick; nave and chancel.
4 The Church of St Anne was built in 1849 to replace a priest's house and chapel built on the Wappenbury estate of the Lord Cliffords in about 1795. The current small Church, with an attached presbytery, was built under Dom Richard Austin Marsh OSB, though the architect is unknown. There is nothing to support the attribution to A W N Pugin. There is no evidence that the earlier 18th century chapel was incorporated into the buildings of the mid-19th century Church. This appears to have been a private chapel before being sold to the Archdiocese of Birmingham in 1927. The building is in a simplified Gothic style and comprises a three-bay, aisleless nave, with a small narrow sanctuary. It is of red brick with stone dressings and window surrounds. The roof is of slate. The windows of the nave are simple lancets, whilst those of the sanctuary are with simple tracery. The glazed porch is a modern addition of 2014 and extends across the whole elevation.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 2, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Page W (ed)
Date: 1908
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Notification of Designation Decision: Birmingham Taking Stock
Author/originator: Historic England
Date: 2016
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SANCTUARY * A sacred area of a building or a consecrated piece of land. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MARSH * A low lying area of land that is usually waterlogged at all times and is flooded in wet weather. back
monument ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL * A chapel where Roman Catholics worship. back
monument PRIVATE CHAPEL * A small private chapel in a church or house, either attached or in a separate building. back

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