Key facts
- Address
- Brentwood
Essex - Listed status
- Grade II* listed
- Architect
- William Wardell
Sources: Historic England list entry 1293260, Wikipedia, Wikidata Q7796369
Before visiting Thorndon Park Chapel
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About Thorndon Park Chapel
Thorndon Park Chapel, also known as the Petre Chapel, is a former private Roman Catholic chapel in Thorndon Park, Brentwood, near Thorndon Hall and Ingrave. Now cared for by the Historic Chapels Trust, the church is designated Grade II*.
William Wardell designed the building around 1850 as a chantry and burial chapel for the Petre family of Thorndon Hall, with its dedication following in 1857. Built of Kentish ragstone with freestone details and a tiled roof, it follows the Decorated Gothic style. Its L-shaped layout includes three bays, a vestry and an ornate octagonal bellcote. Notable interior features include a richly embellished roof with gilded angels, stone panels depicting the Stations of the Cross, and a stone altar set into the eastern wall beneath a carved reredos. Some stained glass by Hardman has been placed in storage. After falling into disuse and deteriorating, the chapel was transferred by Lord Petre to the Trust in 2010.
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