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E w       n2   s2   n3 The Lady Chapel s3 n4 s4 n5 s5    other view   S transept window 1 S transept window 2 S transept window 3 S transept south window Window S-XII Window S-XV Lichfield Cathedral In the Lady Chapel is magnificent glass of the1530s originally from the Abbey of Heckenrode (near Liège) which was demolished in 1802. Seven of its windows were bought by Sir Brooke Boothby and then acquired by the cathedral. The sketches for the windows are thought to be by Pierre Coecke who worked in Antwerp in the C16. Windows n.5 and s.5 are of a later date but also of Flemish origin. view of the east end There is also some Heckenrode glass in the east aisle of the south transept where it is incorporated into C19 windows. And one has to mention Kempe's huge 9-light south window here of 1895 An old photograph of the Lady Chapel