Historic churches · North Wales
St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester
St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester — former chapel in Chester, England, later concert hall and cinema, now used as a shop.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway · 0.7 km
About
St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Built in the English Gothic architecture style. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "former chapel in Chester, England, later concert hall and cinema, now used as a shop". Coordinates: 53.1913°, -2.8909°.
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Heritage listing
St Nicholas Chapel is a former chapel in St Werburgh Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. Since it ceased functioning as a chapel it has had a number of uses, including being at one time a theatre. It is now used as a shop. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is a scheduled monument.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Nicholas Chapel is a former chapel in St Werburgh Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. Since it ceased functioning as a chapel it has had a number of uses, including being at one time a theatre. It is now used as a shop. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is a scheduled monument.
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Background
History
The chapel was built in about 1300 for Simon de Albo, the abbot of St Werburgh's, Chester. It was used for a period as the church of the parish of St Oswald, then closed as a church and conveyed to the Mayor and Assembly of Chester in 1488. In 1545 an upper floor was inserted and it was used as the Commonhall and Wool Hall. The building was used for staging plays from around 1750, then further converted as the New Theatre in 1773 and the Theatre Royal in 1777–78. James Harrison modified it again into a hall for concerts and entertainments in 1854–55, when it was known as the Music Hall.
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- Coordinates
- 53.1913, -2.8909
- District
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Parish
- Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
- Postcode
- CH1 2EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Established
- 1300
- Nearest railway station
- Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway — 0.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594913 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Nicholas Chapel, Chester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Nicholas' Chapel.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester?
- St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode CH1 2EU), in the parish of Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area.
- When was St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester built?
- Built or established in 1300.
- Who owns St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester?
- St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester is owned by | designation1 = Grade II.
- Is St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester a listed building?
- St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester a protected site?
- Yes — St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to St Nicholas' Chapel, Chester?
- The nearest railway station is Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CH1 2EU.