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Rycote Chapel

Rycote Chapel

Great Haseley

Oxfordshire

Old plain-tile roof

Architectural Features

Of c.1610 are the western gallery, the wooden pulpit with sounding board, and 2 elaborate canopied pews, one surmounted by a musicians' gallery reached by the stair to the former rood loft

There is a monument of 1767 commemorating James Bertie, Earl of Abingdon, incorporating a marble bust, and a plaque to Alfred St

The building and contents are of outstanding interest, were placed in the guardianship of the Ministry of Works in 1952 and are scheduled as an Ancient Monument. (J. Salmon, Rycote Chapel, MPBW Guidebook, 1967