I decided to take a bus around the island of Guernsey today with a couple of sites to see.
Appropriately named, the chapel was originally built by Brother Déodat in March 1914 (measuring 9 feet long by 4.5 feet wide). After taking criticism from other brothers, Déodat demolished the chapel. He finished a second chapel in July 1914 (measuring 9 feet by 6 feet). However, when the Bishop of Portsmouth visited in 1923, he could not fit through the door, so Déodat again demolished it. The third and current version of the chapel started soon after the last demolition, and measures 16 feet by 9 feet. Déodat went to France in 1939 and died there, never having seen his chapel finished.
And yes, it’s decorated with pebbles, sea glass, china pieces and shells
Altar
The ceiling
This was the first time I had heard of Herm another Channel Island
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