Roman Catholic Chapel at Wappenbury
Description of this historic site
A Roman Catholic Chapel built in the Imperial period, and located at Wappenbury.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Sir Thomas Preston, Lord of Wappenbury, entered the Jesuit order in 1674. His daughter Anne brought the property by marriage to Hugh, second Lord Clifford. In 1676 there was a secret chapel at Wappenbury served by the Jesuit fathers.
2 A Roman Catholic chapel, built in 1849 on a site given by Lord Clifford.
3 Brick; nave and chancel.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
Prior to the chapel being built, services were held in the attic of a farm house.
The chapel is dedicated to St Ann.
Source: “Rural Romance: Quaint Tales of Old Warwickshire (Shakespeare’s Country)” by T B D Horniblow
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