St Hilary's Chapel

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The tower of St Hilary's Chapel; Leicester's Church can be seen in the background on the right

St Hilary's Chapel, also known as St Hilary's Church , is a former chapel in the Welsh city of Denbigh . After the nave was demolished in 1923, only the 14 meter high church tower and part of the west wall remain, both of which are listed .

The chapel was in close proximity to Denbigh Castle and Leicester's Church , two other monuments in the historic city center of Denbigh. It was built around 1300 - shortly after the completion of Denbigh Castle - and was one of the oldest surviving buildings in Denbigh. In 1334 it is mentioned as "chapel within the walls" (German: "chapel within the walls"); this name refers to its location within the city walls and to its status at that time as a branch of the parish church of St Marcellus, two kilometers east (outside the walls) .

St Hilary's Chapel consisted of a two - nave , five-bay nave and a narrower choir with a crypt . The three-story, square tower has a floor area of ​​24 square meters. On the first floor there is a smaller window on the north and south side, while on the top floor there are window openings on all four sides. Both with gargoyles provided parapet and the upper part of the walls were added in the 15th century. The original north aisle was completely rebuilt between 1707 and 1711 using material from the ruins of Leicester's Church. At the same time, some of the windows were enlarged and redesigned in the perpendicular style .

With the opening of St Mary's Church, closer to the city center, in 1874, the chapel was abandoned and no longer maintained. In 1923, almost 50 years later, the building was demolished except for the tower and part of the western wall. Although all traces of the walls and the crypt have been removed, the outline of the chapel is still visible on the flat lawn.

In 1950 the tower of St Hilary's Chapel was added to the British list of monuments and classified as a "building of exceptional importance" (Grade I) . Today it is administered by the Cadw Monument Protection Authority.

literature

  • LAS Butler: Denbigh Castle, Denbigh Town Walls, Lord Leicester's Church, St Hilary's Chapel, Denbigh Friary. Cadw, 1990, revised edition 2007, ISBN 978-1-85760-238-8 , pp. 44–45.

Web links

Commons : St Hilary's Chapel  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Denbigh, St Hilary's Chapel on Cadw, Historic Environment Service, Welsh Regional Government
  • St Hilary's Chapel in the database of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (with photos and plans, English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tower of St Hilary's Church, Denbigh . British Listed Buildings. Retrieved February 1, 2011.

Coordinates: 53 ° 10 ′ 54.3 "  N , 3 ° 25 ′ 11.5"  W.