1400–50; late Middle English ( oure ) lady chapell
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The chapter-house stood out in the field; but much farther, even to the edge of the bank which slopes down to the monks' fish ponds, did the choir and Lady chapel extend.
From Evesham by New, E. H. (Edmund Hort)
The traceries above them are grouped in pyramids of trefoil openings, similar to some in the Lady chapel at Wells.
From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock
Once within the Lady chapel, you will hardly care to leave it for any other portion of the ruins, until the door is unlocked for departure.
From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter
The tomb of St Margaret and Malcolm, within the ruined walls of the Lady chapel, was restored and enclosed by command of Queen Victoria.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 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 coffin will remain in the cathedral's Lady Chapel overnight.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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
Stained glass artist Helen Whittaker puts finishing touches to one of the new windows in the Lady Chapel.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2013
The windows are being installed in the beautiful 16th-century Lady Chapel.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2013
The Lady Chapel at S. Mary’s, Warwick, which is said to be the chief ornament of that church, was also built as a tomb-house in 1443, by Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.
From Ecclesiastical Curiosities by Various
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