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Tunstall Chapel, Durham Castle
Palace Green
DH1 3RW
Durham
United Kingdom
Denomination:
Anglican
Geogr. Coordinates:
54.77552° N, 1.57612° W
Reference year:
1540
Building type:
Chapel
Description:
Single-nave chapel from the Tudor period; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 (Durham Castle and Cathedral)
Name derivation:
From its builder, bishop Cuthbert Tunstall
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Inside
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Noteworthy
Misericords (early 16th cent., older than the building itself)
Portrait of a bishop with repeatedly overpainted rosary (due to the turns in the history of the English reformation)
History:
1540:
Built under bishop Cuthbert Tunstall
1837:
Conversion to university chapel at the time of the founding of the University of Durham in Durham Castle
Important persons:
Builder:
Tunstall, Cuthbert
(1474–1559, Bishop of London 1522–1530, Prince-bishop of Durham 1530–1552 and 1556–1559)
Sources
Durham World Heritage Site:
The Tunstall Chapel,
http://www.durhamworldheritagesite.com/architecture/castle/intro/north-range/tunstall-chapel
, retrieved 08/11/2017
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Exterior view from the court of Durham Castle
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Interior view
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