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Gonville & Caius Chapel. Caius Chapel has a claim to being the oldest purpose-built College Chapel in Cambridge still in use. The core of its walls dates from about 1390 and every century since has …More
Gonville & Caius Chapel.

Caius Chapel has a claim to being the oldest purpose-built College Chapel in Cambridge still in use. The core of its walls dates from about 1390 and every century since has contributed something to the building. A permanent licence to celebrate the Divine Offices here was granted by Pope Boniface IX in 1393, at which point the Chapel was first completed. The original Chapel was 68 feet long. It is now over 100 feet long, the first major extension taking place in 1637. A fund was opened in 1716 for the repair and improvement of the Chapel. The stone facing on the exterior walls dates from this period and from 1870, when the east end was substantially rebuilt in Byzantine style and the whole building extensively refurbished by Alfred Waterhouse.

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