Chapel. Chapel, Wincheap Training Home for Girls. Hidden Lives Revealed Print this page Close this window *
Homes with private chapels would often attract a local vicar or bishop, who would come to deliver a biblical reading or a sermon. The Wincheap Home formed links with the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the girls were nicknamed the 'Canterbury Bells' after the well known bells of their local Cathedral.
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Ref: 1786
Title: Chapel, Wincheap Training Home for Girls
Date: Around 1905
Location: Wincheap Training Home for Girls, Canterbury, Kent
Creator: Unknown

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Homes with private chapels would often attract a local vicar or bishop, who would come to deliver a biblical reading or a sermon. The Wincheap Home formed links with the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the girls were nicknamed the 'Canterbury Bells' after the well known bells of their local Cathedral.

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