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The '''Little Chapel''' is a small [[chapel]] in [[Saint Andrew, Guernsey|Saint Andrew]], [[Guernsey]], situated in [[Les Vauxbelets]].<ref name="Location">{{cite web | url=http://www.world-guides.com/europe/channel-islands/guernsey/guernsey_attractions.html | title=Guernsey Tourist Attractions and Sightseeing | publisher=World Guides | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Channel Island Walks">{{cite book | url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Bhga9iNNxfYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=channel+island+walks&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MzfQUebMLMOsPJn3gKgC&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=channel%20island%20walks&f=false | title=Channel Island Walks | publisher=Cicerone Press | author=Dillon, Paddy | year=1999 | pages=209 | isbn=9781852842888}}</ref> It was created in July, 1914, by [[Brother Déodat]].<ref name="Demolition">{{cite web | url=http://www.channelislandsilver.com/little-chapel.htm | title=Little Chapel | publisher=Martyn Guille Silversmiths & Fine Jewellers | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> He planned to created a miniature version of the [[grotto]] and [[basilica]] at [[Lourdes]], the [[Rosary Basilica]].<ref name="Home">{{cite web | url=http://www.thelittlechapel.org/ | title=The Little Chapel | publisher=The Little Chapel | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> It has been said that it "is the smallest functioning chapel in Europe, if not the world", and<ref name="RL">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2061853/Guernsey-holidays-Rula-Lenska-finds-Channel-Islands-world-away.html | title=An actress calls: Rula Lenska hops over to Guernsey but finds it a world away | publisher=Mail Online | date=15 November 2011 | accessdate=30 June 2013 | author=Lenska, Rula}}</ref><ref name="Mail Online">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-610080/A-royal-family-affair-Guernsey.html | title=A royal family affair on Guernsey | publisher=Mail Online | date=2 July 2008 | accessdate=30 June 2013 | author=Bond, Jennie}}</ref> it is "believed to be the world’s smallest [[consecrated]] church.<ref name="Express">{{cite web | url=http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/travel/348925/Warm-to-a-taste-of-the-Gallic-in-Guernsey | title=Warm to a taste of the Gallic in Guernsey | publisher=Express | date=29 September 2012 | accessdate=30 June 2013 | author=Kelly, Fergus}}</ref><ref name="Size">{{cite web | url=http://www.premierholidays.co.uk/channel_islands_and_the_isle_of_man/guernsey/guernsey_destination_guide | title=Guernsey Destination Guide | publisher=Premier Holidays | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref>
The '''Little Chapel''' is situated in the Les Vauxbelets valley, [[Saint Andrew, Guernsey]].<ref name="Location">{{cite web | url=http://www.world-guides.com/europe/channel-islands/guernsey/guernsey_attractions.html | title=Guernsey Tourist Attractions and Sightseeing | publisher=World Guides | access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Channel Island Walks">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bhga9iNNxfYC&q=channel+island+walks | title=Channel Island Walks | publisher=Cicerone Press | author=Dillon, Paddy | year=1999 | pages=209 | isbn=9781852842888}}</ref> It was created in July 1914, by [[Brother Déodat]].<ref name="Demolition">{{cite web | url=http://www.channelislandsilver.com/little-chapel.htm | title=Little Chapel | publisher=Martyn Guille Silversmiths & Fine Jewellers | access-date=30 June 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724022054/http://www.channelislandsilver.com/little-chapel.htm | archive-date=24 July 2013 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> He planned to create a miniature version of the [[grotto]] and [[basilica]] at [[Lourdes]], the [[Rosary Basilica]].<ref name="Home">{{cite web|url=http://www.thelittlechapel.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020924081849/http://www.thelittlechapel.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 September 2002 |title=The Little Chapel |publisher=The Little Chapel |access-date=30 June 2013 }}</ref>

The chapel has been described as "probably the biggest tourist attraction in Guernsey",<ref name="G Press">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/news/2013/09/10/little-chapel-disappears-from-bus-timetable/ | title=Little Chapel disappears from bus timetable | work=The Guernsey Press | date=10 September 2013 | access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref> and "intricate".<ref name="Cruise">{{cite web | url=http://www.princess.com/find/excursion/exDetails.do?tourCode=GCI-200&t=R&exType=S | title=Guernsey Island Drive, Little Chapel & Workshops | work=Princess Cruises | access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The first chapel was built by Brother Déodat in March 1914 (measuring 9 feet long by 4.5 feet wide). After taking criticism from other [[monk|brother]]s, Déodat demolished the chapel. He finished a second chapel in July 1914 (measuring 9 feet by 6 feet).<ref name="Sizes">{{cite web | url=http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2013/03/guernsey-decorative-little-chapel/ | title=Third Time Lucky for Guernsey's Decorative 'Little Chapel' | publisher=Urban Ghosts | access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> However, when the [[Bishop of Portsmouth (Catholic)|Bishop of Portsmouth]] visited in 1923, he could not fit through the door, so Déodat again demolished it. The third and this current version of the chapel started soon after the last demolition, and measures 16 feet by 9 feet.<ref name="Demolition"/><ref name="Little Chapel, Guernsey, Channel Islands">{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f1dHIIj0Yc&list=PLD6ADB4A617BBD50A | title=Little Chapel, Guernsey, Channel Islands | access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> Déodat went to France in 1939 and died there, never having seen his chapel finished.<ref name="Shell chapel">{{cite web | url=http://www.r-l-p.co.uk/+shell.html | title=THE SHELL CHAPEL | access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>


In 1977, a committee was established to restore the chapel, and for a time fell under the care of [[Blanchelande College]]. It is now looked after by the Little Chapel Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Better access, relationships with neighbours is the aim’ |url=https://guernseypress.com/news/2023/04/20/better-access-relationships-with-neighbours-is-the-aim/ |date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
The chapel was originally built in March, 1914, by Brother Déodat (measuring 9 feet long by 4,5 feet wide). However, after taking criticism from other [[monk|brother]]s, which led to his demolishing the chapel. However, Déodat finished a second chapel in July 1914 (measuring 9 feet by 6 feet).<ref name="Sizes">{{cite web | url=http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2013/03/guernsey-decorative-little-chapel/ | title=Third Time Lucky for Guernsey’s Decorative ‘Little Chapel’ | publisher=Urban Ghosts | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> However, in 1923, when the [[Bishop of Portsmouth (Catholic)|Bishop of Portsmouth]] visited, he could not fit through the door, so Déodat gain demolished it. The third, and current version of the chapel started soon after the last demolition, and measures 16 feet by 9 feet.<ref name="Demolition"/><ref name="Little Chapel, Guernsey, Channel Islands">{{cite web | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f1dHIIj0Yc&list=PLD6ADB4A617BBD50A | title=Little Chapel, Guernsey, Channel Islands | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> However, in 1939, Déodat went to [[France]], where he died, having never seen his chapel finished.<ref name="Shell chapel">{{cite web | url=http://www.r-l-p.co.uk/+shell.html | title=THE SHELL CHAPEL | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref>


The Chapel suffered from vandalism in 2003<ref name="Window 2003">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/latest/2003/04/01/vandals-target-little-chapel/ | title=Vandals target Little Chapel | work=This is Guernsey | date=1 April 2003 | access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> and again in 2010 when five stained glass windows were smashed, causing £3,000 worth of damage<ref name="BBC ">{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/8575892.stm | title=Vandalism 'will not close' Little Chapel in St Andrew | work=BBC News | date=19 March 2010 | access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> leading to condemnation of the vandals.<ref name="Window">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/latest/2010/03/06/little-chapel-windows-smashed/ | title=Little Chapel windows smashed | work=This is Guernsey | date=6 March 2010 | access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>
The chapel was brought sudden fame following a [[Daily Mirror]] article, which led to islanders donating coloured china, the Lieutenant-Governor of the island offered [[mother of pearl]], and other gifts came from around the globe.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://www.thelittlechapel.org/history.asp | title=History | publisher=The Little Chapel | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref>


In 2013, there was major work on the overgrowth which was, in places, hiding parts of the chapel.<ref name="Video">{{cite web | url=http://www.channelonline.tv/channelonline_guernseynews/displayarticle.asp?id=507884 | title=Unseen features at the Little Chapel get uncovered | work=Channel TV | date=28 October 2013 | access-date=10 November 2013 | author=Moore, Rob}}</ref>
In 2010, five stained glass windows were smashed, causing £3,000 worth of damage,<ref name="BBC ">{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/guernsey/8575892.stm | title=Vandalism 'will not close' Little Chapel in St Andrew | publisher=BBC News | date=19 March 2010 | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> and lead to condemnation of the vandals.<ref name="Window">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/latest/2010/03/06/little-chapel-windows-smashed/ | title=Little Chapel windows smashed | publisher=This is Guernsey | date=06 March, 2010 | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> The windows have previously been smashed, notably three times in 2003.<ref name="Window 2003">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/latest/2003/04/01/vandals-target-little-chapel/ | title=Vandals target Little Chapel | publisher=This is Guernsey | date=01 April, 2003 | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref>

In November 2015 it was closed to allow some major structural work to be undertaken.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.islandfm.com/little-chapel-to-close/ |title=Little Chapel To Close |publisher=Island FM}}</ref> The works include underpinning the building, stabilising the foundations and weatherproofing the building, and are estimated to cost £500,000. Fundraising was undertaken.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://guernseypress.com/news/2016/09/17/500000-is-needed-to-save-the-little-chapel/ |title=£500,000 is needed to save the Little Chapel |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=17 September 2016}}</ref>

Fully open again to the public in April 2017, the major works such as stabilising the foundations are complete however additional fundraising is needed to finish the final phase of renovation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://guernseypress.com/news/2017/04/11/a-work-in-progress-2/ |title=A work in progress |publisher=Guernsey Press |date=11 April 2017}}</ref>


== Decoration ==
== Decoration ==
[[File:Guernsey July 2011 234.jpg|thumb|left|Surfaces of the chapel are covered with broken china]]
[[File:Guernsey July 2011 234, Little Chapel.jpg|thumb|left|Surfaces of the chapel are covered with broken china]]
The Little Chapel is decorated with seashells, pebbles, and broken china.<ref name="Home"/><ref name="Mirror">{{cite web | url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/guernsey-is-a-little-bit-of-britain-abroad-1676295 | title=Guernsey is a little bit of Britain abroad| publisher=The Mirror | accessdate=30 June 2013}}</ref> It apparently has room for around eight people,.<ref name="Shell chapel"/>
The Little Chapel is decorated with seashells, pebbles, and broken china.<ref name="Home"/><ref name="Mirror">{{cite web | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/guernsey-is-a-little-bit-of-britain-abroad-1676295 | title=Guernsey is a little bit of Britain abroad| work=The Mirror | access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> "From a distance the colours and design make a pleasing whole, close-up it's amazing to see all the different pieces used to create the effect."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/picassiette-architecture-garden-art-mosaic-art-the-little-chapel-guernsey/ |title=Architecture & Garden Art – Picassiette Mosaic Art – The Little Chapel – Guernsey |publisher=Mosaic Art Source}}</ref> It has room for around eight people.<ref name="Shell chapel"/>

The chapel was brought sudden fame following a ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' article, which led to islanders donating coloured china; the Lieutenant-Governor of the island offered [[mother of pearl]], and other gifts came from around the globe.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://www.thelittlechapel.org/history.asp | title=History | publisher=The Little Chapel | access-date=30 June 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020924235623/http://www.thelittlechapel.org/history.asp | archive-date=24 September 2002 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The mosaic style is "''pique-assiette''" or "''Picassiette''" (a French term based on a pun blending ''pique-assiette'' – literally, plate-pincher, the sort of person crashing into a party to enjoy a free meal – and famous artist [[Pablo Picasso]]). According to Mosaic Art Source, "[P]ieces of broken pottery, china, glass, buttons, figurines, and/[or] jewelry are cemented onto a base to create a new surface. Almost any form can be used as a base, and any combination of pieces can be applied, restricted only by the individual creator's imagination."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mosaicartsource.com/mosaicart/mosaic_art_resource/mosaic_glossary.html#p |title=Glossary: ''pique assiette'' |publisher=mosaicartsource.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031235758/http://mosaicartsource.com/mosaicart/mosaic_art_resource/mosaic_glossary.html |archive-date=31 October 2016 }}</ref> The style was the nickname of a French ''[[Outsider art|Art Brut]]'' artist, Raymond Isidore, who decorated his house near [[Chartres]], known as Maison Picassiette,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartres-tourisme.com/node/234|website=office du tourisme de Chartres|title=Maison Picassiette|language=fr}}</ref> much in the same style as the Little Chapel.

== In media ==

Film of walking around the chapel in 1948 is held by the [[Cinema Museum (London)|Cinema Museum]] in London Ref HM0364<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OJqSWnOFAn6RJ24jtwb21Z4Hv5svJjbp/edit?usp=embed_facebook|access-date=2021-12-25|website=Google Docs|language=en-US}}</ref>

The Little Chapel features in the game ''Guernsey Monopoly'', part of the [[Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]] board game series, which was released in 2013.<ref name="Monopoly">{{cite web | url=http://www.thisisguernsey.com/news/2013/10/25/guernsey-monopoly-goes-on-sale/ | title=Guernsey Monopoly goes on sale | work=The Guernsey Press | date=25 October 2013 | access-date=10 November 2013}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://thelittlechapel.gg Little Chapel Foundation]


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Revision as of 14:12, 25 July 2023

The Little Chapel
The Little Chapel
Religion
AffiliationNon-denominational[1]
RegionGuernsey
StatusActive
Location
MunicipalitySt Andrew
Geographic coordinates49°26′33.23″N 2°35′15.58″W / 49.4425639°N 2.5876611°W / 49.4425639; -2.5876611
Architecture
Groundbreaking1923 (1923)
Specifications
Length16 feet (4.9 m)
Width9 feet (2.7 m)
Website
www.thelittlechapel.gg

The Little Chapel is situated in the Les Vauxbelets valley, Saint Andrew, Guernsey.[2][3] It was created in July 1914, by Brother Déodat.[4] He planned to create a miniature version of the grotto and basilica at Lourdes, the Rosary Basilica.[5]

The chapel has been described as "probably the biggest tourist attraction in Guernsey",[6] and "intricate".[7]

History

The first chapel was built by Brother Déodat in March 1914 (measuring 9 feet long by 4.5 feet wide). After taking criticism from other brothers, Déodat demolished the chapel. He finished a second chapel in July 1914 (measuring 9 feet by 6 feet).[8] However, when the Bishop of Portsmouth visited in 1923, he could not fit through the door, so Déodat again demolished it. The third and this current version of the chapel started soon after the last demolition, and measures 16 feet by 9 feet.[4][9] Déodat went to France in 1939 and died there, never having seen his chapel finished.[10]

In 1977, a committee was established to restore the chapel, and for a time fell under the care of Blanchelande College. It is now looked after by the Little Chapel Foundation.[11]

The Chapel suffered from vandalism in 2003[12] and again in 2010 when five stained glass windows were smashed, causing £3,000 worth of damage[13] leading to condemnation of the vandals.[14]

In 2013, there was major work on the overgrowth which was, in places, hiding parts of the chapel.[15]

In November 2015 it was closed to allow some major structural work to be undertaken.[16] The works include underpinning the building, stabilising the foundations and weatherproofing the building, and are estimated to cost £500,000. Fundraising was undertaken.[17]

Fully open again to the public in April 2017, the major works such as stabilising the foundations are complete however additional fundraising is needed to finish the final phase of renovation.[18]

Decoration

Surfaces of the chapel are covered with broken china

The Little Chapel is decorated with seashells, pebbles, and broken china.[5][19] "From a distance the colours and design make a pleasing whole, close-up it's amazing to see all the different pieces used to create the effect."[20] It has room for around eight people.[10]

The chapel was brought sudden fame following a Daily Mirror article, which led to islanders donating coloured china; the Lieutenant-Governor of the island offered mother of pearl, and other gifts came from around the globe.[21]

The mosaic style is "pique-assiette" or "Picassiette" (a French term based on a pun blending pique-assiette – literally, plate-pincher, the sort of person crashing into a party to enjoy a free meal – and famous artist Pablo Picasso). According to Mosaic Art Source, "[P]ieces of broken pottery, china, glass, buttons, figurines, and/[or] jewelry are cemented onto a base to create a new surface. Almost any form can be used as a base, and any combination of pieces can be applied, restricted only by the individual creator's imagination."[22] The style was the nickname of a French Art Brut artist, Raymond Isidore, who decorated his house near Chartres, known as Maison Picassiette,[23] much in the same style as the Little Chapel.

In media

Film of walking around the chapel in 1948 is held by the Cinema Museum in London Ref HM0364[24]

The Little Chapel features in the game Guernsey Monopoly, part of the Monopoly board game series, which was released in 2013.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Histoire de la petite Chapelle de Guernesey". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Guernsey Tourist Attractions and Sightseeing". World Guides. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  3. ^ Dillon, Paddy (1999). Channel Island Walks. Cicerone Press. p. 209. ISBN 9781852842888.
  4. ^ a b "Little Chapel". Martyn Guille Silversmiths & Fine Jewellers. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b "The Little Chapel". The Little Chapel. Archived from the original on 24 September 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Little Chapel disappears from bus timetable". The Guernsey Press. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Guernsey Island Drive, Little Chapel & Workshops". Princess Cruises. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Third Time Lucky for Guernsey's Decorative 'Little Chapel'". Urban Ghosts. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Little Chapel, Guernsey, Channel Islands". Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  10. ^ a b "THE SHELL CHAPEL". Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  11. ^ "'Better access, relationships with neighbours is the aim'". 20 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Vandals target Little Chapel". This is Guernsey. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Vandalism 'will not close' Little Chapel in St Andrew". BBC News. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Little Chapel windows smashed". This is Guernsey. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  15. ^ Moore, Rob (28 October 2013). "Unseen features at the Little Chapel get uncovered". Channel TV. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Little Chapel To Close". Island FM.
  17. ^ "£500,000 is needed to save the Little Chapel". Guernsey Press. 17 September 2016.
  18. ^ "A work in progress". Guernsey Press. 11 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Guernsey is a little bit of Britain abroad". The Mirror. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  20. ^ "Architecture & Garden Art – Picassiette Mosaic Art – The Little Chapel – Guernsey". Mosaic Art Source.
  21. ^ "History". The Little Chapel. Archived from the original on 24 September 2002. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  22. ^ "Glossary: pique assiette". mosaicartsource.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016.
  23. ^ "Maison Picassiette". office du tourisme de Chartres (in French).
  24. ^ "Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx". Google Docs. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Guernsey Monopoly goes on sale". The Guernsey Press. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.