Middleham Chapel, Lusby

I took a swing down to Calvert and eastern St. Mary's County the other weekend. The Governor says that taking a drive is fine (otherwise people would go crazy), so I took advantage of a gorgeous day to take a drive. 

The first church on my route was the little Middleham Chapel in Lusby in Calvert County. As you can see, the church dates from 1748, and like other small churches, this was considered a "chapel of rest."

If you look closely at the brickwork, you will see that it changes about 2/3 of the way up the front. The chapel was actually built prior to 1748, but when the roof-line was changed that year, they added some height, the date and two now-bricked-up windows. On the lower section, the brickwork is a Flemish bond with glazed headers, and on the upper, it's a regular bond.

The belfry shelters a small cast iron bell bearing the date 1699 that was salvaged from an earlier frame chapel which formerly stood on or near this same site. 

Sadly, I couldn't find any images of the interior of Middleham, and since there are stained glass windows, I couldn't even peek inside. 

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