Chapels · Central Scotland
Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery
Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery — church building in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Leuchars · 5.2 km
About
Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church building in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.4203°, -2.9115°.
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Heritage listing
Lady Leng Memorial Chapel (also known as Vicarsford Cemetery Chapel) is a church building in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. Built between 1895 and 1897, to a design by Thomas Martin Cappon, it is now a Category A listed building. Historic Environment Scotland describes it as "a fine and rare example of a small ecclesiastical building type". The building is also one of the few non-denominational chapels in Scotland. It was built by politician John Leng as a memorial to his wife, Lady Emily Leng, with the Saint-Chapelle, Paris, being the inspiration.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lady Leng Memorial Chapel (also known as Vicarsford Cemetery Chapel) is a church building in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. Built between 1895 and 1897, to a design by Thomas Martin Cappon, it is now a Category A listed building. Historic Environment Scotland describes it as "a fine and rare example of a small ecclesiastical building type". The building is also one of the few non-denominational chapels in Scotland. It was built by politician John Leng as a memorial to his wife, Lady Emily Leng, with the Saint-Chapelle, Paris, being the inspiration. The adjacent Vicarsford Cemetery is Category B listed.
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- Coordinates
- 56.4203, -2.9115
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY16 0NQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1897
- Nearest railway station
- Leuchars — 5.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17574389 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lady Leng Memorial Chapel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Vicarsford Memorial Chapel, Fife - geograph.org.uk - 1266834.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery?
- Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode KY16 0NQ).
- When was Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery built?
- Built or established in 1897.
- Is Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery a listed building?
- Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.
- How do I get to Lady Leng Memorial Chapel, Vicarsford Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Leuchars, about 5.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY16 0NQ.