The Chapel, Alton Towers

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Date:1951

Description:View from the south-west of the Chapel at Alton Towers. The Chapel and its tall slim tower was designed by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter and completed by 1833, but the interior was remodelled or completed by A.W.N. Pugin after 1839.

Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.

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The Chapel, Alton Towers

View from the south-west of the Chapel at Alton Towers. The Chapel and its tall slim tower was designed ...

The Chapel, Alton Towers

The east front of the Chapel, built in 1832 to designs by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter. Alton ...

The Chapel, Alton Towers

A view of the Chapel from the south west. The Chapel and its tall slim tower was designed by Thomas ...

The Chapel, Alton Towers

View of the interior of the chapel at Alton Towers looking towards the chancel windows. The Chapel ...

The Chapel, Alton Towers

Detail of one of the angels supporting the ceiling in the Chapel. The Chapel with its tall slim tower ...

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Creators: County Archaeology Department - Creator

Donor ref:C/P/65/7/1/16/5/1 (43/13706)

Source: Staffordshire Record Office

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