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Boone's Chapel
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Boone's Chapel — Grade I listed chapel in London Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Hither Green · 0.8 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
Boone's Chapel is located in Lewisham, London, with the postcode SE13 5PH. The nearest railway station is Hither Green, which is 0.8 km away. Entry to the chapel is free.
About
Boone's Chapel is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1680. Designed by Christopher Wren. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed chapel in London Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.4587°, 0.0029°.
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Official information
Boone's Chapel, also known as the Ice House, is a rare surviving example of an 18th-century cold storage facility. Built to preserve food for the Manor House, it showcases historical methods of ice preservation and offers insights into its construction and use over the years.
From the Wikipedia article
Boone's Chapel is a single-storey building attributed to Sir Christopher Wren and built in 1683. The chapel is very small, measuring just 45 square metres and is constructed of red brickwork with Portland stone details to window architraves, rusticated quoins and a pyramidal roof with an open wood cupola. The chapel is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England. It is located adjacent to the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors almshouses on Lee High Road in Lewisham, London and is one of only two Grade I-listed buildings in the borough of Lewisham (the other is St Paul's, Deptford).
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Background
History
Christopher Boone, a member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company, commissioned Sir Christopher Wren to design the chapel. The Boone family lived in Herefordshire and income from their estate was used to build almshouses for the elderly of Lee and also to educate twelve poor children. Though Wren may have been commissioned to build both the chapel and almshouses, it appears that Robert Hooke, a friend and colleague and another member of the Merchant Taylors’ Company, actually undertook construction. Although the almshouses that were built to the left of the chapel along Lee High Road were demolished in 1877, the chapel itself was preserved as a reading room. There are remaining Grade II-listed…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4587, 0.0029
- District
- Lewisham
- Parish
- Lewisham, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE13 5PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewisham North
- Established
- 1680
- Nearest railway station
- Hither Green — 0.8 km
- Opening
- First and third Sundays of the month from April to September, 3pm – 5pm
- Official site
- leemanorsociety.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17527939 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Boone's Chapel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Boone's Chapel, front - geograph.org.uk - 1496663.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Boone's Chapel?
- Boone's Chapel is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE13 5PH), in the parish of Lewisham, unparished area.
- What is Boone's Chapel?
- Boone's Chapel — Grade I listed chapel in London Borough of Lewisham, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Boone's Chapel?
- The nearest railway station is Hither Green, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE13 5PH.
- When was Boone's Chapel built?
- Built or established in 1680. Designed by Christopher Wren.
- Is Boone's Chapel a listed building?
- Boone's Chapel is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Boone's Chapel free to visit?
- Yes, Boone's Chapel is free to enter.
- How do I get to Boone's Chapel?
- The nearest railway station is Hither Green, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE13 5PH.