Inside King’s Lynn’s amazing Red Mount Chapel

The Upper Chapel on the second floor of The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The octagonal structure has towered over what is now The Walks, in the heart of King's Lynn, for more than 500 years.

Graffiti inside The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn dates back to the 17th century. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

Red Mount was originally built as a chapel of rest for pilgrims on their way to the shrine 25 miles away at Walsingham, to raise money for St Margaret's Church (now Lynn Minster).

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

It has also been used as a gunpowder store, water tower and observatory.

A recessed brick handrail inside The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The chapel has had some lucky escapes in its time, surviving both the Reformation and Civil War, along with a German air raid on Lynn in 1942, when bombs narrowly missed it.

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

In 2007, the derelict Red Mount was restored with the help of a £4m lottery grant.

Graffiti inside The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn dates back to the 17th century. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

Visitors to the chapel can explore the lower chapel, priest room and upper chapel, where they will find a magnificent fan-vaulted ceiling as well as graffiti dating back to 1639.

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

Red Mount is open May to mid-September on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1.00pm - 4.00pm.

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Upper Chapel on the second floor of The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Upper Chapel on the second floor of The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Upper Chapel on the second floor of The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Priest's Room inside The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Upper Chapel on the second floor of The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)

The Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn. Picture: Ian Burt (Image: Archant 2017)