Chapel of Rest, Brompton, Scarborough

The Chapel of Rest, Brompton Cemetery, Brompton, Scarborough, in North Yorkshire, England is an early work by the ecclesiastical architect Temple Moore. It is a Grade II listed building.

Chapel of Rest, Brompton Cemetery
Chapel of Rest, Brompton, Scarborough
An early work by Temple Moore
Chapel of Rest, Brompton Cemetery Location in North Riding of Yorkshire
54.2221°N 0.5506°W
Location	Brompton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Founded	1889
Founder(s)	Sir George Cayley
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	3 September 2019
Architect(s)	Temple Moore
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of York

History

In 1880, the newly-appointed vicar of All Saints, Brompton-by-Sawdon, the Rev. Francis Chambers, instigated a series of improvements to the church, including the closure of its original churchyard, and its replacement by a new cemetery.[1] The construction of a chapel of rest in the new cemetery was financed by Sir George Cayley, the local squire, resident at Brompton Hall.[lower-alpha 1][1] Cayley's architect was Temple Lushington Moore, then aged 33, whose subsequent career saw him design about 40 new churches, and restore many more, becoming "England's leading ecclesiastical architect from the mid-Edwardian years".[3]

Architecture and description

The chapel comprises a broad gable facing the cemetery, with an asymmetrical bell tower ending in a pyramidal roof.[1] Pevsner, in his Yorkshire: The North Riding volume,[lower-alpha 2] records its "wonderfully lopsided" appearance, but does not attribute the chapel to Moore.[5] The chapel was designated a Grade II listed building on 3 September 2019.[1][6]

Footnotes

1. Sir George's ancestor, George Caley, was an engineer, known as the "Father of Aeronautics, and was buried in the old cemetery at Brompton.[2]
2. The North Riding volume, published in 1966, begins with Pevsner's dedication to "Those publicans and hoteliers of England who provide me with a table in my bedroom to scribble on".[4]

References

1. Historic England. "Chapel of Rest, Brompton-by-Sawdon (1461537)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
2. "Engineering Timelines - Home of Sir George Cayley". www.engineering-timelines.com.
3. Goodhart-Rendel, H. S.; (rev Geoffrey K. Brandwood) (2004), "Moore, Temple Lushington (1856–1920)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 16 October 2012 ((subscription or UK public library membership required))
4. Pevsner 1966, frontispiece.
5. Pevsner 1966, p. 89.
6. Fox, Alexa (20 December 2019). "Historic Chapel of Rest added to the National Heritage List". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

Sources

• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. Harmsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140710298.

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