STE. APOLLINE’S CHAPEL
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Ste. Apolline’s Chapel is a small rectangular single cell structure situated at the corner of a small plot of land in the district of Perelle in the parish of St Saviour’s. The Chapel is believed to date from 1394, thought to be the only remaining medieval chantry chapel in Guernsey and one of only three remaining in anything like their original form in the Channel Islands. The Chapel contains early wall paintings believed to depict the Last Supper and the Betrayal. The States of Guernsey purchased the Chapel in 1873 at the suggestion of Sir Edgar MacCulloch who was concerned that its use as a cow stable was inappropriate and that the building should be preserved. Tradition has it that the Chapel is the Island’s first ancient monument although it wasn’t until 1896 that the States resolved to vote the sum of £100 for the restoration of such sites and not until 1937 that it introduced legislation to protect them. The Guernsey Council of Churches restored the site during the 1970s as a Chapel of Unity. This work included the installation of under floor heating and the reconstruction of a bell tower. Damp has been a continuing problem and there is now widespread concern about the condition of the building. Further conservation work is planned. The Chapel is open to the public free of charge and an inter-denominational service is held each Thursday morning.

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