St John's Chapel

The altar in this chapel and the painting behind it come from the old St George's. The painting was a gift to the old cathedral in 1871 and is a copy of Vincenzo Foppa's Adoration of the Magi by Henry Duke. The original is in the National Gallery, London. The panelled teak reredos commemorates Archbishop William Marlborough Carter and bears his private arms and those of Eton and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he received his education

The chapel is a memorial to Archbishop West Jones and his bronze effigy lies on an empty tomb on the south side. An inscription in gilt records the main events of his life, and the words, 'Lord I have loved the habitation of Thy House'. are a reminder that his devotion to St George's laid the foundations of the cathedral.

The windows of the chapel were donated by the West Jones family and were installed in 1910 and 1911; they came from the studios of Kempe & Co. Ltd, and were the work of their chief designer, John Lisle.

The east window above the altar has two lights and depicts the Lord's commission to St Peter and to all bishops as shepherds of souls and pastors of his flock. The words 'Feed my sheep' appear on a scroll above Christ's head and above St Peter are the words 'Lord, Thou knowest that I love Thee'. The accent on St Peter derives from the fact that both Bishop Gray and Archbishop West Jones were consecrated in the Abbey Church of St Peter, Westminster.

Left of the altar is a tiny single light showing John the Baptist as a child.

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