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Chapel Royal, Richmond
Chapel Royal, Hampton Court
The Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace is a Royal Peculiar within the Grade I palace (list entry 1193127). The address in the Gazette record is Hampton Court Palace, Richmond.
- Location
- Richmond, Surrey
- Country
- England
- County
- Surrey
- City / town
- Richmond
- Address
- Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, Surrey, KT8 9AU
- Postcode
- KT8 9AU
- Built
- Chapel remodelled 1535–6; interior remodelled 1710
- Architect
- Henry VIII’s works (chapel, 1535–6); Sir Christopher Wren (interior, 1710)
- Denomination
- Royal Peculiar
- Grade
- I
- Style
- Tudor chapel; early 18th-century interior
- Materials
- Brick with freestone dressings (Hampton Court Palace fabric)
- Grid reference
- TQ 157 684
- Opening hours
- Visiting the chapel is included in palace admission. The Chapel Royal is also a living, vibrant church with heavenly music, located at the heart of the historic palace and everyone is welcome to attend the sung religious services.
- Access
- Level access to the main areas. Accessible toilets nearby
Overview
Historic England’s palace listing records Henry VIII’s remodelling of the chapel in 1535–6 and the building of Chapel Court, as part of works of 1529–40 after Cardinal Wolsey’s palace of 1514 onwards. Historic Royal Palaces describe a vaulted ceiling installed by Henry VIII in the 1530s and an interior remodelled for Queen Anne by Sir Christopher Wren in 1710. The chapel remains in use for worship; visiting is included in palace admission. The chapel’s own site is chapelroyal.org. The listing covers the palace as a whole rather than a separate chapel entry.