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Walter Poole Littlechild
A chapel clerk with an insider’s eye, this early 20th-century writer turned the story of King’s College Chapel into a compact, approachable guide. His best-known work blends history, architecture, and firsthand familiarity with one of Cambridge’s most famous buildings.
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A Short Account of King's College Chapel
by Walter Poole Littlechild
About the author
Walter Poole Littlechild is known for A Short Account of King's College Chapel, a brief historical guide to the celebrated chapel at King's College, Cambridge. The book was published in a 1921 second edition by W. Heffer & Sons, and its title pages identify him as W. P. Littlechild (Chapel Clerk).
That role matters to understanding his writing. Rather than approaching the chapel as a distant scholar, Littlechild wrote from close daily experience of the place, giving readers a practical and informed introduction to its history, design, and significance.
Little confirmed biographical information about him was readily available in the sources I found, so a fuller life sketch would risk guessing. What can be said with confidence is that his surviving reputation rests on this concise, enduring account of King's College Chapel, which has remained accessible through library and public-domain editions.