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This is a draft article about Christopher Stell (1929-2014) who is noted for his contribution to the study of nonconformist chapels in England. He also carried out research into vernacular buildings in Calderdale in West Yorkshire

Work on Nonconformist Chapels
One of the founders of the Chapels Society in 1988 and also involved in the founding of the Historic Chapels Trust Author of the four volume Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in England (1988-2002). The first three volumes were published by Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, and Stell is not listed as the author on the title pages, but the authorship is credited in obituaries. The fourth volume was published by English Heritage(which became Historic England Archive).

Work on Vernacular Arcitecture in Calderdale
Author of a five volume MA thesis on vernacular architecture in the Calderdale region of West Yorkshire. A summary of this research was published in the journal Folk Life.