Parts of the Guild Chapel may date back to 1269 when the Guild of the Holy Cross was given permission to build a hospital and chapel. The chancel was rebuilt in the 1450s and the nave, porch and west tower were reconstructed in the 1490s This later work was funded by Hugh Clopton (died 1496), [...]
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The Guild Chapel – Stratford-upon-Avon
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 4th 2023
Filed under Heritage, Newcastle & Durham 2021
Raby Castle
Raby Castle was built in the 14th century by the Nevill family. It was home to Cecily Nevill, mother of two kings of England, it was also the scene of the plotting of the Rising of the North and a Parliamentary stronghold during the Civil War.
Originally moated and accessed via a drawbridge, the Castle was [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 2nd 2022
Filed under Holidays, Stanton Manor 2020
Farleigh Hungerford Chapel
The chapel of St Leonard stands in the outer court. It was built as the parish church by Sir Thomas Hungerford between about 1370 and 1383. The small north chapel (dedicated to St Anne) was added in about 1400 to house his tomb.
It became the castle chapel in the 1440s and was further altered in [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2021
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The Best Laid Plans
For today’s walk I retraced my steps after my planned circular walk picking up a prescription for my mum did not work out according to plan yesterday. I took time to look at the finer detail leading me to some childhood memories rather than the circular walk I had planned. I loved every minute of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 7th 2021
Filed under Ely 2018, Faith Foundations, Holidays
Bishop Alcock’s Chantry Chapel
Bishop John Alcock was successively Lord Chancellor, Lord President of Wales and the Comptroller of the Royal Works and Buildings to King Henry VII. He was a generous benefactor to the University of Cambridge – he gave manuscripts to Peterhouse College and founded Jesus College, and was the builder of the main part of the [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 3rd 2018
Filed under Ely 2018, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays
Bishop West’s Chantry Chapel
Nicholas West was Bishop of Ely between 1515 – 1534:
Although in his undergraduate days he had a reputation as a trouble maker, Nicholas West made good. He was employed by King Henry VII as his Chaplain, and by King Henry VIII as a diplomatic envoy, until he took up the cause of Queen Catherine and [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2018
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Adlington Hall Chapel
There has been a small chapel in the north east corner of Adlington Hall since 1398. This was the year that Sir Robert de Legh was granted a licence ‘for celebration of Divine Service within the precincts of the manor’. The original Georgian Chapel was pulled down in 1928 and replaced by the current Chapel.*
*Information [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 25th 2018
