| Description | Postcard of Henry VII's Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey. The view is taken in front of the altar, looking west towards the chapel entrance. The choir stalls can be seen to the left and right of the image. The view includes the chapel font. The caption on the reverse of the card reads: 'Henry VII's Chapel. The finest example in England of late Perpendicular or Tudor Gothic. Of its profuse decoration, the culminating glory is the roof, with superb fan-vaulting of unequalled beauty. The walls are worked into universal ornament, encrusted with tracery, crowded with the statues of Saints and Martyrs. Many Kings and Queens are buried here. Note also the carved stalls and heraldic decorations of the Knights of Bath'. Postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons in the 'Photogravure' series (no. 2160). |