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Rugby School as seen on Dunchurch Road in Rugby.

It was here that William Webb Ellis ran with a ball in 1823, and invented the sport of Rugby Football.

He is immortalised with a statue outside of the school.

The school buildings also run alongside Lawrence Sheriff Street.


Chapel and War Memorial Chapel

Grade I and Grade II* listed buildings.

<a href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101183714-chapel-at-rugby-school-rugby#.WOzvoqJw-Uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Chapel at Rugby School</a>


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DUIICEORCE ROAD 1. 5397 (East Side) Chapel at Rugby School (Formerly listed in Lawrence Sheriff Street) SP 5074 NW 2/66 11.10.49.

I GV


2. 1872 by William Butterfield in red brick with stone dressings. Tall nave, chancel and wide transepts. Low narrow aisles rebuilt 1897. South-east tower has octagonal belfry with pyramidal roof. Interior with elaborate painted roof contains canopied stalls to west end, 1882 mosaic to east end apse, C16 stained glass from Normandy and Netherlands, C19 stained glass by Willement, Hardman and Morris. Monuments with effigies to Dr James 1824 by Chantry, Dr Wool 1833 by R Westmacott the Younger, Dr Arnold 1844 by John Thomas, Dean Stanley 1884 by Boehm. Many memorial tablets to famous Rugbeians, including Arthur Hugh Clough, Rupert Brooke, etc. Grated partly for historical interest.

The Chapel and War Memorial Chapel at Rugby School form a group with New and old Quad Buildings. School House and Doctor's Wall at Rugby School Lawrence Sheriff Street.


Listing NGR: SP5021574961

This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.


<a href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101365005-war-memorial-chapel-at-rugby-school-rugby#.WOzvqqJw-Uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow">War Memorial Chapel at Rugby School</a>


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DUNCHURCH ROAD 1. 5397 (East Side) War Memorial Chapel at Rugby School (Formerly listed in Lawrence Sheriff Street) SP 5074 NW 2/67 11.10.49.

II* GV

2. 1922 by Sir Charles Nicholson in Decorated style. Ashlar, Greek cross plan. Stone reredos. Ante-chapel on west and 2 small chapels south-west and north-west. A dignified, sensitive design.

The Chapel and War Memorial Chapel at Rugby School form a group with New and old Quad Buildings. School House and Doctor's Wall at Rugby School Lawrence Sheriff Street.


Listing NGR: SP5019874936


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 17 January 2017.

This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.


Further down towards Lawrence Sheriff Street is the Grade II* listed <a href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101035020-new-quad-buildings-at-rugby-school-rugby#.WOzvu6Jw-Uk" rel="noreferrer nofollow">New Quad Buildings at Rugby School</a>.
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Source Rugby School - Dunchurch Road, Rugby - Chapel and War Memorial Chapel
Author Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom
Camera location52° 22′ 12.82″ N, 1° 15′ 51.51″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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