Withcote Chapel

The chapel was built in the early 16th century. It was originally the private chapel for Withcote Hall, but later became a parish church. It underwent external restoration and internal refurbishment in 1744, at which time the embattled parapet and the corner pinnacles were added. ==Architecture==

Withcote Chapel is constructed in ironstone with limestone dressings, and has lead roofs. The plan is a simple rectangle of four bays, with no differentiation between the nave and the chancel. There are buttresses along the sides and at the corners. An embattled parapet runs along the sides and over the gabled ends. On each corner is a crocketted pinnacle. The windows are all square-headed and contain three round-headed lights. There are doorways on the north and south sides, and signs of a blocked west doorway. The windows in the north wall depict the apostles, and those on the south show Old Testament figures including prophets. In the east window, there are depictions of saints and the Crucifixion. Around the chapel are heraldic panels, one including the arms of Jane Seymour. ==See also==