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The Regimental Chapel in
Manchester Cathedral

chapelThe Chapel of the Manchester Regiment and the King's Regiment was built in 1513 as a Chantry dedicated to St John the Baptist by Bishop James Stanley as a thanksgiving for the safe return of the Stanleys from the battle of Flodden Field in Northumberland.  In 1936, their descendant, the 17th Earl of Derby agreed to the dedication of the Chapel for the use by the Manchester Regiment.

Following severe bomb damage on 23rd December 1940, extensive post war rebuilding was undertaken and it was during this period that the carved wooden angels on the roof trusses were introduced.  Above the altar is the Dove, the emblem of the Holy Spirit, then coming westward, the arms of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Colonel in Chief of the Manchester Regiment and from 1958 until her death in 2002, the King's Regiment.  Next are the arms of the City of Manchester and of the Earls of Derby.  Finally, the last emblem is that of the Manchester Regiment, the fleur-de-lys.

In 1951 the completed chapel was rededicated in the presence of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.  Subsequently, on 5th February 1986, a service of dedication was held at which the name of the chapel was changed to the Chapel of the Manchester Regiment and the King's Regiment.

A short service for the turning of the leaves of the books of Remembrance is held at 12.45 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month and a full Remembrance service is held on the nearest weekday to 11th November.  All are welcome.  Separate services are held from time to time to commemorate specific events in the life of the Regiment.  Weddings, christenings and memorial services can be conducted for serving and retired members of the Regiment and their families.