page_title: Lady chapel
section_title: United Kingdom
hierarchical_section_title: Lady chapel / Places / United Kingdom
caption_attribution_description: English: The beautiful Lady Chapel within the cathedral dedicated to the Holy Spirit at Guildford
context_page_description: A Lady chapel or lady chapel is a traditional British term for a chapel dedicated to "Our Lady", the Blessed Virgin Mary, particularly those inside a cathedral or other large church. The chapels are also known as a Mary chapel or a Marian chapel, and they were traditionally the largest side chapel of a cathedral, placed eastward from the high altar and forming a projection from the main building as in Winchester Cathedral. Most Roman Catholic and many Anglican cathedrals still have such chapels, while mid-sized churches have smaller side-altars dedicated to the Virgin.
  The occurrence of lady chapels varies by location and exist in most of the French cathedrals and churches where they form part of the chevet. In Belgium they were not introduced before the 14th century; in some cases they are of the same size as the other chapels of the chevet, but in others they became much more important features. Some of the best examples can be found in churches of the Renaissance period in Italy and Spain.
  It was in lady chapels, towards the close of the Middle Ages, that innovations in church music were allowed, only the strict chant being heard in the choir.
context_section_description: The Lady Chapel at Glastonbury Abbey, formerly supposed to be the oldest church in Britain
  The Lady Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral, the probable first Lady chapel in Britain
  The Elder Lady Chapel at Bristol Cathedral in England
  The Eastern Lady Chapel at Bristol Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Chester Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Chichester Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Gloucester Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Hereford Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Liverpool Cathedral (Anglican) in England
  The Lady Chapel at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Catholic) in England
  The Lady Chapel at Manchester Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Rochester Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Wells Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey (Anglican), also known as the "Henry VII Chapel"
  The Lady Chapel of Westminster Cathedral (RC) in England
  The Lady Chapel of Winchester Cathedral in England
  The Lady Chapel at St Alban's in Southampton, England
  The Lady Chapel at All Saints' in London, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Augustine's in Birmingham, England
  The Lady Chapel at Christ the King's in London, England
  The Lady Chapel at Holy Cross in Crediton, England
  The Lady Chapel at Holy Cross in Waltham Abbey, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Clare's in Liverpool, England
  The Lady Chapel at St David's in Pantasaph, Wales
  The Lady Chapel at St Jude's-on-the-Hill in London, England
  The Lady Chapel at St George's in Birmingham, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Helen's in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England
  The Lady Chapel at St James the Great's in Haydock, England
  The Lady Chapel at St John the Baptist's in Chester, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Mary's in Stamford, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Mary's in Widnes, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Mary Magdalen's in Woolwich, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Mary Magdalen's in Yarm, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Mary the Virgin's in Stanton Drew, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Matthew's in Oxhey, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Matthew's in Westminster, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Michael's in St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall
  The Lady Chapel at St Michael's in Tilehurst, England
  The Lady Chapel of St Pancras's in Ipswich, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Peter's in Berkhamsted, England
  The Lady Chapel at St Peter's in Sudbury, England
  The Lady Chapel at Holy Trinity in Trowbridge, England
  The Lady Chapel at Windsor Castle, now formally the "Albert Memorial Chapel"
caption: Lady chapel of Guildford Cathedral, UK
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