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The Lady Chapel is on the site of two earlier chapels: the c.1250 then Lady Chapel and the c.15 Chapel of St. Mary le Bow. These were taken over by the governors of the newly founded 'Edward VI Grammar School' (now known as Sherborne School) in 1550 and were partially demolished and converted into a dwelling for the headmaster in 1560.
Please call in and see us during Abbey opening hours. Abbey Close, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LQ. 01935 713777.
Sherborne Abbey. Founded by St. Aldhelm in AD 705, Sherborne Abbey has developed from Saxon cathedral to the worshipping heart of a monastic community and, finally, to one England’s most beautiful parish churches. For many, it is still the ‘cathedral of Dorset’ and our Benedictine heritage lives on in the daily offering of prayer and praise.
Tel: 01935 713777. Parish Administrator/General Enquiries: Mrs Joanna Sams. Rector’s PA/Parish Secretary: Mrs Sue Lee. The Verger Team: Team Rector: The Reverend Martin Lee. The Abbey Shop Manager: Phil Prout. The Treasurer: Nigel Chappell. The Digby Memorial Church Hall, Manager: Marcus Bray.
The Lady Chapel is on the site of two earlier chapels: the c1250 then Lady Chapel and the C15 Chapel of St Mary le Bow. These were taken over by the governors of the newly founded 'Edward VI Grammar School' (now known as Sherborne School) in 1550 and were partially demolished and converted in 1560-61 as a house for the headmaster.
Sherborne. Dorset. DT9 3LQ. View map. The church was founded in 705 as a Benedictine monastery serving as the cathedral of the western part of the area of Wessex. It was rebuilt on a grand scale in the 10th century and again in the 12th (by which time the see had been removed to Salisbury). The Norman crossing and much other work survives.
17 The eastern bays of the lady chapel and the chapter house were demolished at the Dissolution of the abbey in 1539. 18 18 Richard K. Morris and Linda Monckton, ‘Gothic Architecture and Worked Stones c. 1170- c. 1650’ in Sherborne Abbey Excavations 1972-76 , ed. Laurence Keen and Peter Ellis (in preparation).
