Attercliffe Chapel, also known as the Hill Top Chapel, is a Gothic

chapel A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christianity, Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their o ...

Attercliffe Attercliffe is an industrial suburb of northeast Sheffield, England on the south bank of the River Don. The suburb falls in the Darnall ward of Sheffield City Council. History The name Attercliffe can be traced back as far as an entry in ...

, now a

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Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

, South Yorkshire, England. The chapel was constructed in 1629, when Attercliffe was a township separate from Sheffield, although in the same

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

. Consecration took place on St. Matthias' day, 24 February 1630. By the 1840s, the chapel was used only for funeral services. Tomb of Benjamin Huntsman

The chapel, surrounded by its

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, and lying on the south bank of the River Don, was largely rebuilt in 1909, but retains its period atmosphere. It is

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. As of 2014, the Sheffield congregation of this Presbyterian Church began meeting at the chapel.

Famous interments

Benjamin Huntsman Benjamin Huntsman (4 June 170420 June 1776) was an England, English inventor and manufacturer of cast or crucible steel. Biography Huntsman was born the fourth child of William and Mary (née Nainby) Huntsman, a Quaker farming couple, in Epwo ...

, inventor * William Staniforth, surgeon

In popular culture

The exterior of the chapel was a location used in the music video for Cabaret Voltaire's single "Sensoria". The video was directed by

Peter Care Peter Alan Care (born 28 April 1953) is an English director of music videos, commercials and film. He has directed music videos for Cabaret Voltaire, R.E.M., Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Depeche Mode and New Order, amongst others. Biograp ...

and released in 1984.

References

Attercliffe Chapels in England Churches in Sheffield English Gothic architecture in South Yorkshire Grade II listed buildings in Sheffield Grade II listed churches in South Yorkshire {{UK-listed-building-stub