Bishop Edward King Chapel
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Timber chapel for a Church of England theological college near Oxford
The elliptical chapel sits on the brow of a hill surrounded by sweet chestnut, beech and cedar trees in the garden of Ripon College as part of a larger expansion of the college's campus.
Exterior cavity walls are of Clipsham stone (a limestone very like that of the original buildings) on the outside, but white-painted (over plaster) brick on the inside. The internal structure is of glulam wood whose tapered columns rise into criss-crossing arched beams. The frame supports a roof that is flat on the outside, but internally takes up the shape of a boat’s keel
A slender wooden belfry rises close to the chapel wall, between the sacristy and the sisters’ chapel.
Data
- Begun: Jul 2009
- Completed: Feb 2013
- Floor area: 280m2
- Sector: Religious
- Total cost: £2M
- Address: Ripon College, Cuddesdon, Oxford, OX44 9EX, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Niall McLaughlin Architects
- Client: Ripon College
- Structural engineer: Price & Myers
- M&E contractor: Synergy Consulting Engineers
- Quantity surveyor: Ridge and Partners
- Construction Consultant: Richard Bayfield
- CDM coordinator: HCD Management
- Acoustic consultant: Gillieron Scott Acoustic Design
- Main contractor: Beard Construction
