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K in g ’ s S tate D raw ing Room, or Pictu re G allery, contains
Queen
V
ictoria
to
her
fath
er
H
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the
Duke
of
Kent,some of Z u carelli’s finest landscapes. The S tate A n te­
des.gned by the late S ir G. G. S cott R .A . and executed
room has a painted ceilin g by V errio, rep resen tin g a
by the late S ir E d g ar Boehm bart. R .A . A t the n orth ­
banquet of the gods, and exqu isite carvings of fish,
w est angle is the Urswick chapel, so nam ed from Dr
gam e, flowers and fru it, by G rin lin g G ibbons, this
C hristopher Urswick, dean of W indsor, who died in
ap artm ent having been, in Charles II. ’s tim e, the kin g’ s
1521 and is here b u ried ; in this chapel is the wellp u b lic dining room. T h e W aterloo cham ber was con­
known and strikin g cenotaph of the Princess C h arlotte,
structed during the reign of W illiam IV. and its p ecu­
by W ya tt, and on the wall of the north aisle is a
lia rity of design, resem bling the cabin of a ship, is
m em orial to G eorge V. late K in g of H anover, who died
said to have been suggested by th at king ; it is 98 feet
12th June, 1878; in th e south aisle lies buried Charles
long. 45 feet high and 47 broad and contains portraits Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, ob. 1545; here is a m em orial
of the sovereigns, statesm en and generals connected statue to the late E m peror F rederick ot G erm any
with th e great European war term in ated by the battle erected by Her late M ajesty; and also the Bray and
of W aterloo in 18 15; this fine ap artm en t form s one of R utlan d c h a p e ls ; the form er was founded by Sir
the splendid series including the Throne Room, St. R eginald B ray kt. who died in 1502 and was interred
G eorge’s H all and th e G rand Reception R oom ; the
h ere: the chapel is separated from the aisle by a
la tte r is 90 feet long, 34 broad and 33 high, splendidly beautiful screen b earing his arm s and crest and in ­
decorated in the style of Louis X IV . and hung with closing in p articu lar the cenotaph erected by Queen
G obelins tap estry of 1744-90, depictin g scenes from the V ictoria to the late Prince Im p erial of France, killed
h istory of Jason and the Golden Fleece. St. G eorge’s in Zululand, June 1, 1879; th is consists of a panelled
Hall is 230 feet long, 34 broad and 34 h ig h ; the north altar tom b supportin g a recum bent figure of the Prince
■wall is hdng w ith p ortraits of the kin gs from Jam es I. in the uniform be ware in A frica, his head restin g on
to George IV. and the c eilin g and walls are studded a cushion powdered w ith bees, and his feet upon a
w ith the arm orial bearings of the kn igh ts of the O rder helm et, the whole in w h ite m arble by the late Sir J. E.
of the G arter from its first institution ; at the east end Boehm bart. R . A . ; here also are m em orials to G iles
is a m usic g allery, w ith organ, and, beneath, a chair Thom pson, Bishop of G loucester, ob. 1612; Ralph
of state ; the banners and arm s of th e original com ­
Brideoake, Bishop of C h ich ester, ob. 1678; Sir Richard
panionship of the K n igh ts of the M ost Noble O rder of W o rtley kt. ob. 25th J u ly, 1603; John Douglas D .D.
the G arter, as founded by K in g Edward III. in 1344, Bishop of Salisb ury, d. 1807; Daniel W aterland D.D.
consisting of 26 banners, viz. those of Edward III. thè an em inent divine and som etim e Canon of W indsor,
B lack Prince and the 24 original knights, have been d. 1740, and others.
hung along the top of each w all, ju s t beneath the
The Rutland chapel was founded by Sir Thom as
richly-decorated ceiling, and g rea tly add to the beauty S ellyn ger (St. L eger) for the in term en t of h is wife
of the interior of this m agnificent apartm ent.
The Anne Duchess of E xeter, sister of E dw ard IV. who died
prelate of the M ost Noble O rder of the G arter is the in 1475, and on the north wall is a plate of g ilt copper,
Bishop of W inchester, the Bishop of Oxford being the
engraved w ith figures of th e founder and his w ife in
C hancellor, and the Dean of W indsor, reg istrar. The
heraldic d resses; here are also brasses to Robert
K in g’ s closet and the Q ueen’s closet, to w hich the public
Honywode L L .D . canon of W indsor, ob. 1522, and to
are som etim es adm itted, contain fine pictures by the old John Robyns S .T .P . also a canon, ob. 1558, w ith 16
m asters, and the Council cham ber, Rubens room and
verses, and various other m em orials. The choir, also
rh ro n e room are occasionally shown.
The private
of seven bays, is a m agnificent arch itectural effort, the
apartm ents are separated from the State apartm ents
superb effect of which is rendered still m ore rich and
by the G rand corridor, in which is a group in C arrara
im posing by th e banners, helm ets and insignia sus­
m arble, by Mr. Theed, representing Her late M aiestv
pended over the stalls of th e K n ig h ts of the G arter,
Queen V icto ria and the Prince Consort in the Saxon
the backs of which are lined w ith g ilt plates recording
costum e of the ninth cen tu ry ; this corridor is of
the style and titles of past and present k n ig h ts ; on
im m ense length, extending round two sides of the C astle
the pedestals of th e k n ig h ts’ stalls the life of Our
, 5 » feet, and is crowded w ith m agnificent cabinets
b aviour is represented in carved work, and on those
and old O riental work, all of rare workm anship, and
of the Royal F am ily the deeds of St. G eorge. The
containing an unequalled collection ol Chelsea, Oriental
S overeign’s stall, placed im m ediately on th e rig h t of
and Sèvres ch in a ; choice exam ples of Canaletto, Romthe entrance, glows w ith purple and gold. On the
ney, Reynolds and G ainsborough line the w alls and
north side of the choir, near the altar, are carvings
other spaces are filled w ith faultless bronzes and superb
O riental vases ; in the north coridor is a fine collection illu stratin g th e attem p t of M argaret Nicholson to
ot Sèvres, Tournay and C helsea ch in a ; into the m ain assassinate G eorge I I I ., the than ksgivin g by th at king
corn do r open the W hite D raw ing room, decorated in
the style of Louis X V I. and the G reen D raw ing room
lined w ith green satin and containing the fam ous service
of Sevres m ade for Louis X V I. ; oth er grand pieces are
distrib uted about the room, the ceram ic contents of
w hich are estim ated at ¿200,000; the Royal D in in f
room is a plain ap artm ent containing a wine cooler o'f
silver gilt, several feet long and designed bv Flaxm an
V lJ L - h1
4 IOOI^ l. ham fine sP ecim (,ns of the G reat
Flem ish m aster. The Throne room is used for in stalla­
t i o n of K nights of the G arter, and is decorated with
! f the h t e O

v ? e,r ' ■In the 0ak r00m is a P °rtrait

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The Royal M ews, the

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entrance to w hich is on the south
side of C astle H ill, was b u ilt bv Queen Victoria between

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aild other h i d i n g s cover a
space O f about 4 acres, w ith a stud of about 90 horses
wide

6 18 a ridm S sch° o1 ’ «S feet long and 51 feet

St. G eorge’s collegiate chapel, begun by E dw ard IV
and com pleted hy H enry V III. is a fine exam ple „f the
nayeen^«h!
d
an<i consists of choir w ith aisles,
n a ie , aisles and various side chapels- the nave is of
seven bays and has a vaulted roof rich lv traceried and
m
« » l i t r i of Sorter knights and the “ rose
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the favourite device of Edward IV • all the
windows are filled w ith stained glass, the great west
Z r i Z , i ï ng j?1 ' 1 r th «lass collected from various
? h f n
chapel by Canon Lockm an ; at the westend of the south aisle is the B eaufort chapel contamino
a n a lta r tom b, w ith effigy of the founder p i 0 i
Som erset E arl, of W orcester, ob. 1526 a n d i,is h d Ì "
and a splendid m onum ent to Henry, first Duke ol B e l l

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’ and the charity school of Queen
C harlotte. I he windows on either side are filled w ith
the blazonry of th e Sovereign and K n ig h ts Companions
of the G a r te r: the east window, replacing one con<<™n" a rePresentation, by Sir Benjam in W est, of
I h e R esurrection,” was presented in 1863, bv the
Dean and Canons, as a m em orial to the Prin ce' Conn? a L i ? 6a
1$ a b eau tifu lly scu lp tured reredos
of alabaster, representing “ T he A scension.” In 1800
rJh?
window was placed here, containing th e arm s,

thJ P i r f ? T J ' 1’ 1? T>th-6 followin£ tw elve kn igh ts of
f o £ u ' R udo,Ph ’ p n n ce of A u s tr ia ; Henry, Prince
of B atten b erg ; Charles, K in g of W u rte m b u rg ; Henry
Prince of P ru ssia; V ictor, Prince of N a p le s; W illiam
d S S 2 “ I8T?
beT T enn)l ; C b a rles’ M arquis of London!
¿ I S ' ? niry’ j
S?. °. N o rfo lk ; Algernon, Duke of
Jffin ' S r i ofn K- r ,h am ’ Mar<3 uis Of N ortham pton ;
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K im b erley and W illiam , E arl of Sefton
the centre of the choir is th e royal vau lt where

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Charles I. ana an in fan t daugh ter
of Queen
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f n°rth side of the altar "are th ree ro v ^
closets, one of which was built, by Henrv V I I I for
Queen Anne Bolevn ; below are the iron gates said to
have been w rou gh t bv Q uentin M atey., th e paTntej
b acksm itli, of A n tw erp, for the tom b of E dw ard ^
Edward IV

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m arble slab’ ™ c r ib t d « E n g

E liza b e th ^ w ife ^ W il lia m ?
in ?0edicatl'd ' ‘ ° SC estdepben.
¡ . “ dep uted
in four com partm ents, on the south s id e ; near it U a

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t " ’ \n t b a S1Une cbaPel lie8 H enry M arquis
of W orcester, ob. 1646.
Im m ediately opposite the
chapel and between the first two westorn piers, is the H arcour ” G a M l i ° s I ' eld M arsbal W illiam , Earl
elaborate altar tomb, w ith recum bent effigy, erected bv ¡the north aisle’ c o m m e m o S e E d w a S V ^ T &
Queen,
the
R ut,and (M anners)
and
the
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