Parish priests and their people in the Middle Ages in England . a commodious chapel, withhandsome ornamentation of zigzag arch mouldingsand vaulted roof, is contained in the annex to thekeep, which defends the great stone stair leading tothe principal floor. It is very probable that wherethe keep had only a small oratory there was alwaysa larger chapel in the castle bailey * for the generalinhabitants of the castle, for in later times we com-monly find an oratory for the lord and another forthe lady, and a chapel besides. In the Edwardian castles, the chapel is a constantfeature. Conway afford
Parish priests and their people in the Middle Ages in England . a commodious chapel, withhandsome ornamentation of zigzag arch mouldingsand vaulted roof, is contained in the annex to thekeep, which defends the great stone stair leading tothe principal floor. It is very probable that wherethe keep had only a small oratory there was alwaysa larger chapel in the castle bailey * for the generalinhabitants of the castle, for in later times we com-monly find an oratory for the lord and another forthe lady, and a chapel besides. In the Edwardian castles, the chapel is a constantfeature. Conway affords a good example ; there it ison the south side of the outer court, and the chaplainsroom is in the adjoining tower. There are also, in theinner court adjoining the state apartments, two smallelegant oratories, one called the kings and the otherthe queens. There are other examples at Beaumaris, * In Ludlow Castle, the great chapel in the court was built soon afterthe Temple Church in London, and, like it, with a ciicular nave andaisles, and projecting & ^ DOMESTIC CHAPELS. 411 Kidwelly, etc. Usually a small vestry and a priestschamber communicate directly with the chapel. In the great houses of the nobles down to the endof the mediaeval period, the chapel is as universal afeature as the hall or the great chamber.* Thechapels at Ightham Mote, Kent; at Bodiam, Sussex ;at the Vyne, Hampshire ; and at Wolseys Palace atHampton Court, are fine examples. The still perfectchapel of Haddon Hall is in all respects like anordinary village church, with font and pulpit. TheCollege Chapels of Oxford and Cambridge, of Etonand Winchester, and of all the other mediaeval collegesand schools, the chapels of the Episcopal Palaces atWinchester, Farnham, Lambeth, etc., are all normalexamples of the architectural features and furniture ofthe domestic chapels, and their services are examplesof the manners and customs of the chapel services ofthe greater mediaeval houses. The western end of the
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