Monument record 10640/21 - Abbey of St Werburgh - St Anselm's Chapel

Part of the west monastic range of the former Abbey of St Werburgh, now the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary (CHER 10641) was St Anselm's Chapel, a chapel for the use of the Abbot (1). The construction of the monastic buildings probably commenced under Abbot William between 1121 – 1140. Above the abbot’s passage (see CHER 10640/2), the chapel dates to the twelfth century and was of three bays. It was altered in the seventeenth century, when the chancel, which extends over the cloister walk, was provided with a fine stucco ceiling, carved wooden screen and altar rails. The plaster vault of the nave dates to the nineteenth century (1, 2).

University of Manchester Archaeological Unit, 2001, Chester Cathedral Extrernal Elevation drawings of the St Anselm's Chapel. Part of the Stage 3 Cathedral Survey Work (Client Report). SCH6214.

<1> Burne, R. V. H., 1962, The Monks of Chester. The History of St Werburgh's Abbey (Book). SCH3213.

<2> Pevsner N & Hubbard E, 1971, The Buildings of England: Cheshire, /145 (Book). SCH3078.

<3> Bennett. J.H.E., 1948, The Old Bishop's Palace, Chester, Bennett J H E 1948 37/69-106 (Article in Journal). SCH5773.

<4> Harris, B.E., 1979, Bartholomew City Guides - Chester, /76-77 (Book). SCH394.

<5> Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, City of Chester Intra Mural 1998/ 376-381 (Unpublished Report). SCH4570.

<6> Lewis C.P & Thacker A.T. (eds), 2005, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume Vii, The City of Chester - The City of Chester, Culture, Buildings, Institutions (Book). SCH6522.