Grace Dieu Manor, Grade II listed country house in Belton, England
Grace Dieu Manor is a country house in Belton, Leicestershire, built in stone with large mullioned windows and Gothic Revival detailing across its facade. The grounds include a chapel, school buildings, and outbuildings arranged around the main house.
The manor was built in 1833 by Charles March Phillipps, a convert to Catholicism who chose the site deliberately close to the ruins of Grace Dieu Priory. It later became a Catholic preparatory school in 1933 and remained one until its closure in 2020.
The on-site chapel draws visitors interested in Gothic Revival church design, with its pointed arches and stone detailing still intact. The building gives a clear sense of the Catholic faith that shaped life on the estate for so long.
The property sits just south of Grace Dieu Priory ruins, and the two can be visited together along marked paths through the grounds. Sturdy footwear is a good idea, as the ground can get muddy after rain.
A.W.N. Pugin, one of the leading figures of the Gothic Revival in England, personally worked on enlarging the chapel here. He added a large cross and a series of shrines, making this one of the few private chapels in the country with a direct link to his work.
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