Classical chapel designed by Craig Hamilton Architects at Culham featuring stone colonnades, pedimented portico and traditional sacred architecture.

THE CHAPEL OF CHRIST THE REDEEMER, CULHAM

PROJECT OVERVIEW

A new Catholic chapel in the south of England, within the grounds of an 18th-century country house. On a simple basilican plan, the aisle-less nave begins with an elemental Doric entrance portico and ends in an apse, with a crypt below. The exterior is of Portland stone ashlar, with panels of knapped flint in the local manner. Inside, the nave has a structural stone vault. The apse with its gilded mosaic ceiling houses a seated figure of Christ by Classical sculptor Alexander Stoddart, who provided an extensive programme of sculpture for the chapel. As part of the project, every item for liturgical use was designed by the Practice, including the organ case, light fittings, vestments and altar plate.

Bronze religious statue set within the classical stone portico of The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer at Culham.
Spiral stone staircase detail within The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer at Culham featuring classical geometry and illuminated ceiling panels.

GALLERY

  • Sacred interior entrance at The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer, Culham featuring classical columns, vaulted ceilings and carved stone relief.
  • Classical entrance portico with bronze statues at The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer, Culham.
  • Interior altar view of The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer at Culham with gilded apse and classical sacred detailing.
  • Vaulted crypt corridor with classical stone columns at The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer, Culham.
  • Front facade of The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer at Culham designed in a traditional classical architectural style.
  • Main nave interior of The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer at Culham featuring coffered ceilings and classical sacred architecture.
  • Classical memorial wall and carved stone detailing within The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer at Culham.
  • Sculptural sacred interior detail with carved reliefs and classical columns at The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer, Culham.
  • View through the classical interior corridors of The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer at Culham.
  • Religious artwork and gilded decorative detailing inside The Chapel of Christ the Redeemer at Culham.

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