2018

SJ8398 : The Lady Chapel, Manchester Cathedral

taken 6 years ago, near to Manchester, England

The Lady Chapel, Manchester Cathedral
The Lady Chapel, Manchester Cathedral
The Lady Chapel is thought to have been originally built around 1299. The piers flanking the archway at the entrance to the chapel date from that period. The chapel was destroyed during the Manchester Blitz in 1940 and was subsequently rebuilt in its present form. The modern icon over the altar is by a Bulgarian monk. The hanging light signifies that the reserved sacrament of bread and wine is kept in this chapel for distribution to the sick and dying.

Besides being used regularly for services of Holy Communion, the chapel is set aside during the day as a place for meditative prayer.
Manchester Cathedral

Manchester Cathedral sits towards the northern side of downtown Manchester, an area that has seen extensive regeneration and development in recent years. From the outside, the cathedral appears to be a relatively modern church, typical of the Victorian era. However, the main body of the cathedral largely derives from the 15th century and the present structure retains elements that are almost 600 years old and has even survived a bomb blast during World War II. Although the structure has seen its share of changes, these have taken place over hundreds of years, unlike the rapid redevelopment of the Millennium Quarter surrounding it.


Until becoming a cathedral in 1847, it was a Collegiate Church; its full title is “The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George in Manchester”. Following the rapid expansion of Manchester during the Industrial Revolution, it was made a cathedral in 1847 and was extensively refaced, restored and extended in the Victorian period. All external stonework was replaced between 1850 and 1870 and the west tower was heightened in 1868. Consequently the cathedral gives the overall impression of a 19th-century structure. The cathedral also suffered a hit from a bomb in 1940, suffering the worst wartime damage of any UK cathedral apart from Coventry. Yet more restoration was needed after the IRA bomb of 1996 which exploded nearby.

The cathedral is a Grade I listed building (Historic England List entry Number: 1218041 LinkExternal link ).

LinkExternal link Wikipedia article about Manchester Cathedral


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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 28 February, 2018   (more nearby)
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Monday, 5 March, 2018
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 839 987 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.1130N 2:14.6275W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 839 987
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