Survey Data
Reg No
20864024
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
Church/chapel
Date
1960 - 1970
Coordinates
172498, 72872
Date Recorded
05/04/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Single-storey double-height chapel, built c.1965, incorporating part of west wing of Lota House and having apse to north elevation and lean-to aisle, transept and single-bay porch to west. Pitched and hipped slate roof with campanile to apex of south pitch of roof. Smooth rendered walls with parapet to south elevation above moulded render pilasters. Two niches with moulded surrounds to south elevation. Round-headed and circular window openings with stone sills and stained glass windows. Semi-circular window opening above apse to north elevation with stained glass. Pointed arch door opening to west porch with moulded render surround and double leaf timber door.
Appraisal
This chapel building dates to the years following the establishment of the Brothers of Charity at Lota, and may contain earlier fabric associated with the west wing of the house. The windows contain stained glass of a high standard of craftsmanship.