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From the guidebook:

The chapel has been in existence since the 12th century when Alice de Romille, Lady of Skipton Castle, granted the chaplain an allowance for gowns and food which was payable at Christmas.  The chapel is dedicated to St John the Evangelist and was reserved for the use of the lord and lady of [...]

16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2011

The first photograph shows the south transept with what is left of the tower just behind it.
The second photograph shows one of the four transept chapels.  Each of the chapels was covered with a rib vault, with an altar beneath the east window.
A view looking out from the chapel can be seen here.

18 Comments CherryPie on Apr 15th 2010

There are two chapels within the great tower of Dover. This is a view of the upper chapel which is dedicated to Thomas Becket, you can see the light playing through the window into the the room next to it in this previous post.  A picture of the lower chapel can be found here.

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