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The Bulletin
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 72—No. 3721
Fix this textWednesday, June 6, 1951
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper,
Fix this textJeppelts
Fix this textSPIRITUAL HOME OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER, ST. GEORGE’S CHAPEL
Fix this textIN the Lower Ward of Windsor Castle is the magnificent St. George’s Chapel,
Fix this textone of the finest examples in Britain of the late medieval style of architec-
Fix this textture known as Perpendicular. The Chapel was originally planned by King
Fix this textEdward IV (1461-1483), not only as a Royal Chapel but also as the temple
Fix this textof the Knights of the Garter, that ancient order of chivalry founded in 1348
Fix this textby King Edward 111. . , , , . ,
Fix this textThe first stage of building was completed in 1483, when the choir ana
Fix this textaisles were finished, and this was followed by the building of the nave, which
Fix this textwas roofed in 1496, although the superb stone vaulting was not completed
Fix this textuntil 1528. Extensive restoration was carried out between 1921 and 1930, and
Fix this texttoday the Chapel appears very much as it did four centuries ago during the
Fix this textreign of Henry VIII. Its outward appearance is remarkable for its detail and
Fix this textsymmetry; around the parapet are a number of grotesque gargoyles, and each
Fix this textsquare pinnacle is surmounted by the stone figure of a heraldic animal or
Fix this text“King’s beast.” . .
Fix this textThe chief architectural feature within the Chapel is the delicate stone-
Fix this textvaulted roof, with its numerous colored shields and heraldic devices, including
Fix this textthe famous blue Garter. The main body of the choir is tilled with elaborately
Fix this textcarved stalls, which were completed in 1485. The upper tier is for the Knights
Fix this textof the Garter, and above the stall of each knight hangs his banner and coat
Fix this textof arms- on the canopy of each stall is a helmet surmounted by the knights
Fix this textcrest Beneath the royal standard is the Sovereign’s Stall, with that of the
Fix this textUC Although most of the carved woodwork of the stalls tell the Gospel story,
Fix this textor the leaend of St. George, there are others that are satirical. One of these
Fix this textdepicts a B monkey, intended to be a doctor, pouring medicine down the throat
Fix this textof P a lean dog lying on its back; another shows a cat on a stool playing the
Fix this text° rSa in St George’s Chapel were buried Henry VI (d. 1461), Edward IV (d.
Fix this text1483) Henry VIII (d. 1509), his third queen, Jane Seymour, and Charles I
Fix this text(d 1649). Here also may be seen the more recent tombs ot Edward VII (d.
Fix this text1910), Queen Alexandra and that of King George V.
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