The chapel at Tyntesfield

The chapel is the architectural climax of the house. It was not unusual for a Victorian country house to have a chapel, but this is one of the finest - a superb gothic creation that has survived virtually unchanged since it was completed in 1875.

It was designed by Arthur Blomfield, the son of a Bishop of London, who initiated a programme of church building in the capital. Blomfield was inspired by the medieval Sainte Chapelle in Paris. The chapel is accessed from the house through a covered bridge which was based on the Bridge of Sighs in Venice.Read more