I got to read about the Lancing College Chapel while working on a project in West Sussex recently. This video helped me understand its larger significance in the region’s history. The use of locally sourced raw materials, careful planning of different sections of the building, multiple phases of construction and commemoration of multiple historical events and individuals such as the martyrs of the First World War and people associated with the college makes it worthy of Grade I listing.
It is so interesting to see how the Chapel is a result of decades and centuries of work by dfferent artists and artisans! The chapel has masonry, stained glass art, and other artistic and architectural features as early as the 1800s and as late as this decade. The vivid colours of the stained glass windows is in stark conrast to the beige-white-brown structure, and it somehow also compliments it.
What's truly fascinating is it's engagement with history continually since it's beginning through commemorations and constructions. Truly an example of a living monument.
When the Lancing College Chapel was being built in the 19th century, similar Gothic-style buildings were being built in British colonies such as India too. Examples are St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai. Interesting to see how architecture styles are transported across long distances, and how buildings are made in the same style even if the locally available material and climate are totally different.
I got to read about the Lancing College Chapel while working on a project in West Sussex recently. This video helped me understand its larger significance in the region’s history. The use of locally sourced raw materials, careful planning of different sections of the building, multiple phases of construction and commemoration of multiple historical events and individuals such as the martyrs of the First World War and people associated with the college makes it worthy of Grade I listing.
It is so interesting to see how the Chapel is a result of decades and centuries of work by dfferent artists and artisans! The chapel has masonry, stained glass art, and other artistic and architectural features as early as the 1800s and as late as this decade. The vivid colours of the stained glass windows is in stark conrast to the beige-white-brown structure, and it somehow also compliments it.
What's truly fascinating is it's engagement with history continually since it's beginning through commemorations and constructions. Truly an example of a living monument.
When the Lancing College Chapel was being built in the 19th century, similar Gothic-style buildings were being built in British colonies such as India too. Examples are St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai. Interesting to see how architecture styles are transported across long distances, and how buildings are made in the same style even if the locally available material and climate are totally different.