Chapel of St Mary Magdalene, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

This largely unchanged Norman church was originally the chapel of a Leper Hospital and stood outside the settlement as leprosy is a very contagious disease. It has a nave for the congregation and smaller chancel for the priest.

Location

Cambridgeshire Cambridge

Period

Medieval (Middle Ages) (1066 - 1484)

Themes

Tags

church norman leper nave chancel religion faith