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The Unique Architecture of Walpole Old Chapel
Heritage Open Day: The Chapel is a statement of faith by early, Independent non-conformists. It was ceated by converting an existing farmhouse - by the people, for the people, so they could worship in the way they believed was right. In a stroke of good fortune, Walpole Old Chapel is undergoing major repairs this year, which reveal exactly how it was built, just when the National Trust chooses ‘Architecture’ as its theme for Heritage Open Days!
The building was converted c1690 from a farmhouse to the unique chapel we still see today. We don’t think an Architect ever went near this conversion. Rather, it was carried out by local carpenters, blacksmiths and builders, using the techniques they had learnt from their forebears. The architectural style is, therefore, ‘vernacular’.
The building was converted c1690 from a farmhouse to the unique chapel we still see today. We don’t think an Architect ever went near this conversion. Rather, it was carried out by local carpenters, blacksmiths and builders, using the techniques they had learnt from their forebears. The architectural style is, therefore, ‘vernacular’.
Sat 13 Sep to Saturday 20 September
Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 9AZ
Sat 13 Sep:10.30 am to 4.30 pm; Sat 20 Sep:10.30 am to 4.30 pm; Free Entry.
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