The Acland Chapel at NT Killerton
In 1841, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland 10th commissioned architect C.R.Cockrell to design his very own chapel. Before it was built, the Acland family would go to the church in Broadclyst or use their own, very small chapel at Colomb John, which couldn’t accommodate the whole family.
C.R.Cockrell was renowned for his classical style, but agreed to copy the Norman chapel of St Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury. Cockrell and Sir Thomas 10th had frequent discussions about the design and the construction. It cost at least £3000 to build.
The interior of the chapel is unusual as the pews face each other rather than the altar. The congregation could all see each other; the Aclands, their children, their guests, their senior servants, their lower servants, their estate workers and tenants.
Read MoreC.R.Cockrell was renowned for his classical style, but agreed to copy the Norman chapel of St Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury. Cockrell and Sir Thomas 10th had frequent discussions about the design and the construction. It cost at least £3000 to build.
The interior of the chapel is unusual as the pews face each other rather than the altar. The congregation could all see each other; the Aclands, their children, their guests, their senior servants, their lower servants, their estate workers and tenants.
