The memorial chapel on the south side, was once the chantry chapel of John Argentein. Provost 1501-1507, who was physician to Edward IV and the young Edward V and his brother, the murdered princes in the Tower. His brass lies before the altar, and in this chapel there is also a record of the Provosts of King’s through the centuries. The chapel was converted into a war memorial in 1920-1921 and renamed All Souls Memorial Chapel. A tablet recalls college members who died in the two world wars, among them the poet Rupert Brooke.*
*From a guide to King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
Thank you. It was essential that the chapel was converted into a war memorial as soon as possible after WWl ended. If the parents/widows couldn’t reclaim their sons’ bodies from European battle fields, then the chapel in honour of college members who died for their country is all there could be.
It is a beautiful little chapel
I was reading another blog, which reminded me of your descriptions and pictures of the interesting places you visit, and I thought you might enjoy that one too: Notes from a Common-place Book: More Travels In the U.K: Some Misfits Along the Way — it’s a one-man Dead Poets Society..
Thanks for sharing the link. John has some interesting posts and shown me some things I did not know about before.
What a soulful place this is.
It is
Small chapels are often a delight.
This one certainly is
The light is so soft and warm.
The feeling of the chapel was also soft and warm, uplifting to the spirit