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

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, now a

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

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. 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 the

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meets at the Chapel.

Famous interments

Benjamin Huntsman Benjamin Huntsman (4 June 170420 June 1776) was an 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 Epworth, Linc ...

, inventor *

William Staniforth William Staniforth (1749-1834) was an English surgeon, notable for being one of the first surgeons at the Sheffield Royal Infirmary. William was the son of Samuel Staniforth (1725-1811) and Mary Ash. His brother Samuel (1747-1824) was a linen dr ...

, 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

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and released in 1984.

References

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