On our visit to Lytes Cary, a fabulous National Trust property, I took a few photographs of the chantry chapel which pre-dates the house. Unlike many such chapels, there is no internal connection between the house and chapel, although there is a tiny window giving a view of the inside from the house.
The chapel was completed in 1348 and was thoroughly renovated in 1631 by Thomas Lyte, who installed the present roof and the frieze painted with the arms of the Lytes and their relations.
In 1912 Sir WalterJenner added the stained glass, which includes medieval glass said to have come from Charlton Mackrell church, which William Le Lyte had commissioned before his death in 1316. William is also commemorated by a tablet to the right of the altar.
The final view is of the chapel from the garden.
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