St Catherine's Chapel, Lydiate

St Catherine's Chapel, located in Lydiate, Merseyside, England, and known locally as Lydiate Abbey, was built c. 1500 for the private worship of the Ireland family, who held the Lydiate lordship from 1410–1673. Its use as a private chapel probably ceased c. 1550, following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries, though a small cemetery on the same grounds was still in use until the latter 19th century.

Ruins of St Catherine's Chapel.

The Chapel survives as a ruin, and is situated on the A5147, adjacent to the Scotch Piper Inn. It is now a Grade II* listed building,[1] and a Scheduled Monument.[2] In recent years, outdoor performances of Shakespeare have been held annually in the Chapel grounds. Markets are also held here in the summer where food and spices, face painting and carnival games are held.

As part of an ongoing project of location compositions, Daniel Fisher-Jones (Aerospherix) created an ambiance track using the theme of St Catherine's Chapel. This track is free to listen and download and was released 10 July 2016 under the name 'Mission 47". A video to accompany this track was also created by Lewis Tait (TMG), using timelapse photography, this helped give meaning to the music and set the mood for the listener to experience the chapel through the eyes of a visitor.

See also

References
  1. Historic England. "St Katherines Chapel (Lydiate Abbey)  (Grade II*) (1199469)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. Historic England (22 July 1997). "Domestic chapel of St Katharine of Alexandria and burial ground (1017499)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 April 2015.


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