Date:1951
Description:Detail of one of the angels supporting the ceiling in the Chapel. The Chapel with its tall slim tower was designed by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter and completed by 1833, but the interior was remodelled by A.W.N. Pugin. Pugin completed the reredos and altar screen in 1839-40 and between 1849 and 1851 decorated the ceiling, including the angel and frieze seen in this image. The Chapel stood empty from 1924, and this photograph was taken shortly before the remaining fixtures and fittings were stripped in 1952. Between 1958 and 1993 it was home to the model railway. When the railway was removed the ceiling was restored in 1994. Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built between about 1810 and 1852.
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View from the south-west of the Chapel at Alton Towers. The Chapel and its tall slim tower was designed ...
The east front of the Chapel, built in 1832 to designs by Thomas Fradgley and Joseph Potter. Alton ...
A view of the Chapel from the south west. The Chapel and its tall slim tower was designed by Thomas ...
View of the interior of the chapel at Alton Towers looking towards the chancel windows. The Chapel ...
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/65/7/1/17/18/1 (43/13723)
Source: Staffordshire Record Office
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