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By Roj in Place — 07 Feb 2026

Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral from the Gardens, looking southwest.

Please note the layout plan and key at the bottom of this page.

The Nave || South Transept

The Nave || South Transept

The Rood screen entering the Quire looking east towards the Lady Chapel and west towards the west door.

The Rood screen entering the Quire looking east towards the Lady Chapel and west towards the west door.

The unusual base of the shrine of St.Werburgh || Misericords in the Quire

The unusual base of the shrine of St.Werburgh || Misericords in the Quire

The ornate Stalls and Heads of the Quire with its Mosaic flooring and Rood screen || The Congregational seating in the Nave

The ornate Stalls and Heads of the Quire with its Mosaic flooring and Rood screen || The Congregational seating in the Nave

The lattice carved ceiling of the Nave || St. Werburgh's Chapel

The lattice carved ceiling of the Nave || St. Werburgh's Chapel

Lady Chapel and its East Window

Painted and stone ceiling of the North Isle || South Transept with its ornate flooring

Painted and stone ceiling of the North Isle || South Transept with its ornate flooring

Consistory Court - being the earliest form of the County Court || The Font before the Pilgrim Door and Porch

Consistory Court - being the earliest form of the County Court || The Font before the Pilgrim Door and Porch

Chester Cathedral plan and key

1. West door 2. South tower & Consistory court 3. North tower 4. Nave 5. Crossing 6. Quire 7. Lady Chapel 8. South porch 9. South aisle 10. South transept 11. South door 12. South quire aisle/St. Erasmus chapel 13. North aisle 14. North transept 15. North quire aisle	16. St. Werburgh's Chapel 17. Vestry 18. Vestibule 19. Chapter house 20. Slype 21. Monk's Parlour with Song School above it. 22. Refectory 23. Shop 24. Undercroft 25. Abbot's Passage 26. Cloister 27. Cloister garth 28. Reception 29. Memorial garden	a. Font b. RAF Memorial chapel c. Monument to 1st Duke of Westminster d. Cheshire Regiment Memorial e. St Mary Magdalen Chapel (Children's Chapel) f. St. Oswald's Chapel g. St. George's Chapel (Cheshire Regiment) h. St. Nicholas' Chapel i. Choir Stalls j. Bishop's Throne k. High Altar l. St. Werburgh's Shrine m. East Window	n. organ o. John Pearson's Tomb p. Cobweb painting q. Night Stairs r. Day Stairs s. Wall Pulpit t. Lavatorium u. Norman entrance to refectory v. Carells w. Scriptorium x. Fountain and Sculpture y. Education centre z. WCs