Preserving a Special Chapel
Explore a medieval inspired chapel and its restored colours.
When the founder and first vicar Father West died in 1893 the Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre was created as a memorial to him and is an early work by the architect Ninian Comper. The enormous amounts of carved stone, stained glass, gilding and ornamental paintwork take us back in time to a 15th century chantry chapel; a place where priests would sing masses for the soul of a dead person (who had usually paid for the chapel). Can you find the window depicting the Last Judgement, based on the painting by famous 15th century Flemish painter Hans Memling? In the window furthest from the altar, is Father West himself, kneeling in prayer.
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