Cherie's Place » Broughton Chapel http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sun, 10 May 2026 23:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/09/03/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-426/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2017/09/03/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-426/#comments Sun, 03 Sep 2017 21:48:09 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=19779 …in man’s divine search there are infinite variations of approach and expression. The romance of each devotee with God is unique.

Paramahansa Yoganada

The Parish Church of St Mary Broughton

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A licence was granted in 1331 to John de Broughton ‘for Divine service in his oratory at Broughton’. It is a rare example of a 14th century private chapel. The fixed stone altar slab supported on three solid brackets and the encaustic tiles on the floor are all of the original date.*

Chapel

Chapel

The chapel can be viewed through a squint in the corner of Queen Anne’s Room.

Chapel

*From the Broughton Castle guidebook

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