Description: Welcome to Ramsey Mortuary Chapels in Ramsey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Managed by the Friends of Ramsey Mortuary Chapels.
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The Mortuary Chapels were built in a Gothic Revival style in1860 and comprise of two chapels: one Anglican and one non-conformist.
The Chapels are divided by a central gabled archway surmounted by an octagonal belfry and spire with the roof covered in ‘fish-scale’ tiles with fleur-de-lys ridge tiles. The original bell from the spire has recently been returned to the Chapels and is on display.
The important features in both Chapels are the contagion windows, two of only a few remaining in England. These windows were used to protect mourners from the viruses or diseases from which the deceased may have died; but allowed them to pay their final respects.