She died in London on 18 September, by coincidence the first day of the new term under her successor, Miss Margaret Spurling.

In 1957, the City of Worcester added its own, more lasting, commemoration in the form of a window in the cloisters of the cathedral.

In the last portrait of Mrs Chapman, she wears an enamel brooch which had belonged to Alice Ottley, depicting a white lily – the emblem of the school.

The school had well-established links with Worcester Cathedral, where the annual Carol Service and Prize-giving were held.

In Ottley's day, the school was associated with two great British artists: the composer Edward Elgar was a visiting teacher of the violin, whilst Lewis Carroll was a great friend of Ottley’s and regularly visited the school.