23 January: Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral

The Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral is a gracious, light and open space. Its foundations were laid in 1321 and it was completed in 1349, when it would have looked very different from today. It was highly coloured, with windows alive with stained glass and painted statues in the niches. All this was destroyed in the sixteenth century during the Reformation, which, in keeping with Puritan convictions, rejected all forms of religious decoration.

360 view of the Chapel (quicktime, 1.6 mb)

Friday, January 23: Ely
Ely Cathedral – Lady Chapel
1:10 – 2:00pm
Chapter House
The College
Ely, Cambs.
Tickets: ELY CATHEDRAL BOX OFFICE on 01353 660349 or email box.office@cathedral.ely.anglican.org
FREE