[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1234″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Steetley Chapel is very special \u2013 a gem of early architecture and the most complete and beautiful specimen of Norman work to be found anywhere in Europe.<\/p>\n
The Chapel lies within the parish of Whitwell, about two miles from its sister church of\u00a0St Lawrence in Whitwell village.<\/p>\n
The Chapel is situated in the hamlet of Steetley, just three miles from Worksop, in the north-eastern corner of Derbyshire, on the borders of Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The chapel is said to have been built by the landowner Gley le Breton, during the Anarchy of Stephen (1135-1154) but it could be earlier, Anglo Saxon times even.\u00a0 One reason is the evidence of a slot behind the main door which would have been used as an invasion beam.\u00a0 In the year 1349, Steetley, like most of the country, fell victim to the Great Plague.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t take long for the village to die.\u00a0 There was no one left and the Chapel began to deteriorate.\u00a0 The roof caved in and eventually what was left of the structure was covered with ivy.\u00a0 In the 17th<\/sup> century, during the Civil War, a skirmish took place between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers in the Chapel grounds and musket ball holes are still visible on the outer walls of the Chapel.<\/p>\n Just when it looked as if Steetley Chapel would remain a ruin, the opening of coal mines in the 18th<\/sup> century revived the village and the restoration of the Chapel began under the direction of Canon Mason, the Rector of Whitwell.\u00a0 The work was finally completed in 1880 and the Chapel was re-dedicated to All Saints.<\/p>\n The chapel is 56 feet long \u2013 constructed from magnesium limestone and inside a softer sandstone.\u00a0 It is divided into three parts; the Nave, rectangular in shape and 15ft 9\u201d broad, the Chancel, 13ft 9\u201d square and the Apse, which is semi circular in shape and contains the altar.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Click here for further information and history” color=”primary” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fecwst.com%2Findex.php%2Fabout-us-whitwell-steetley%2Four-churches-all-saints-chapel-steetley%2Fall-saints-chapel-steetley-information-and-history%2F|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n 2nd Sunday of each month at 3.15pm – Holy Communion[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”1234,1149,1148,1145,1144,1371,1372,1147,1374,1377,1375,1376″ title=”Photo gallery”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gmaps link=”#E-8_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” title=”Location”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1234″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Steetley Chapel is very special \u2013 a gem of early architecture and the most complete and beautiful specimen of Norman work to be found anywhere in Europe. The Chapel lies within the parish of Whitwell, about two miles from its sister church of\u00a0St Lawrence in Whitwell village. The Chapel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":640,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1015"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1015"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384,"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1015\/revisions\/2384"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecwst.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Service Times<\/h3>\n