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Re: Chapel at the Western

PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 10:50 pm
by dazza
Guacho wrote:A couple of views of the west facade, concealed by the 1930s build on Church Street.


I had completely forgotten that the chapel would have been visible from the street for a few years. Here it is on a 1932 map:

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Chapel, West from above:

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Inside - Originally an external wall on the North facing side :

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And the South elevation:

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Re: Chapel at the Western

PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:12 pm
by dazza
The roof in the chapel has now started leaking, but nothing is being done about it. They've not even put down buckets to stop the parquet floor getting ruined. And, despite the chapel no longer being used, the lights are burning away 24hrs a day.

Re: Chapel at the Western

PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:34 pm
by Delmont St Xavier
And without the lights burning 24 hours a day, we wouldn't be able to see those beautiful stained glass windows that emit the grandeur of the building!

Re: Chapel at the Western

PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 4:15 pm
by dazza
Delmont St Xavier wrote:And without the lights burning 24 hours a day, we wouldn't be able to see those beautiful stained glass windows that emit the grandeur of the building!


You can no longer see those beautiful stained glass windows from the parts of the hospital which are still open to the public.

Re: Chapel at the Western

PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:03 am
by dazza
mack4 wrote:I worked for a flooring contractor in the mid 90s on the refurb ? of the mortuary in the Western, part of which, was once a church/chapel.I'm only going by the crosses carved on the old stonework though,not being very religious myself.


That was the original Chapel of Rest, where the deceased would be laid out for viewing.

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It's a bit grim.

Re: Chapel at the Western

PostPosted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:36 pm
by Guacho
More visible now that F Block has been demolished
ImageWestern Infirmary Chapel by guachglw, on Flickr

ImageWestern Infirmary Chapel by guachglw, on Flickr

ImageWestern Infirmary Chapel by guachglw, on Flickr

ImageWestern Infirmary Chapel by guachglw, on Flickr

ImageWestern Infirmary Chapel by guachglw, on Flickr