1400–50; late Middle English ( oure ) lady chapell
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Our local antiquaries have long been puzzled by an inscription in the Lady chapel of our cathedral.
From Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
East of the chancel is a fine roomy Lady chapel.
From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock
He was buried in the Lady chapel at Loretto.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
A more usual number is five, and the central apse, being of larger dimensions, becomes the Lady chapel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
There are two or three small chapels—a Lady chapel, one dedicated to the Sacred Heart, and another to St. John the Baptist.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
The King, speaking in the abbey's medieval Lady Chapel, also hailed the "spontaneous bravery" of those who helped in emergencies, such as the Bondi Beach attack in Australia.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
Lancaster Cathedral is holding a service on Monday at 19:00 BST, while Liverpool Cathedral has opened a prayer station in the Lady Chapel.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
The windows are being installed in the beautiful 16th-century Lady Chapel.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2013
Stained glass artist Helen Whittaker puts finishing touches to one of the new windows in the Lady Chapel.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2013
But the ecclesiastics and architects of the Middle Ages did not consider themselves bound, by a hard and fast rule, to set up the Lady Chapel at the east end.
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
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