This Grade 1 listed building is a rare example of a chapel built during the Commonwealth Period (1645-1660) for Puritan worship.
During the medieval period much of the land in Bramhope was owned by the Cistercian monks of Kirkstall and York. After the dissolution of the monasteries, Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, purchased land from Henry 8th. In 1546 Clifford sold land in Bramhope to William Dyneley. William built Bramhope Hall which is now demolished. The hotel is built on the site
The chapel was built by Robert Dyneley (great grandson of William) in 1649. After the restoration of the Monarchy the chapel became part of the Parish of Otley but there are no records of it being consecrated. The first baptism was recorded in 1667. The font is dated 1673 and the pulpit and box pews are a similar date.
In 1797 the Dyneley family sold Bramhope Hall and 110 acres to Christopher Smith of Leeds for £7,500. The Bramhope Hall estate passed into the Rhodes family, via the marriage of Smith’s daughter. When St Giles Church opened in 1881, the chapel ceased to be used.
After the death of Francis Darwin (formerly Rhodes) in 1920 Bramhope Hall Estate and the chapel were sold. The chapel gradually deteriorated. In 1963 the chapel and grounds were conveyed by Deed of Gift to Wharfedale Rural District Council and restoration work commenced. The chapel passed into the ownership of Bramhope & Carlton Parish Council in 1974.