ST STEPHEN (CHAPEL OF EASE), BROUGH
The Chapel of Ease is dedicated to St Stephen and is in the ecclesiastical parish of South Collingham under the umbrella of St John the Baptist Church.
St Stephens was built in 1885 as a Mission church to the parish of South Collingham.
The chapel has however only had a relatively short life. Being remote and poorly attended the PCC recommended it for closure in November 1985, exactly 100 years after its foundation. This was given formal approval on 24 January 1986 by the Bishop of Southwell. A few years later the chapel became the Diocesan Repository and has until recently been the main storage area for unused items from churches within the diocese.
The chapel was built by the Smith Woolley family and is entirely of red brick with a pitch tiled roof and small wooden framed bellcote. The chapel consists of a nave and chancel with a north vestry integral with the main body of the church. Unusually, there are no burials within the churchyard.
This charming building has a number of pleasant stained glass windows. One of which, a single lancet window on the south wall is in memory of Major General Gordon, killed at Khartoum in 1885.
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