The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-07 00:00:00

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WINDSOR CASTLE

girt
its.l,lle private apartments intended for his Ma-
aunate gi"
lieYs occupation in the Castle are nearly com-
etive to theo°l3, tio,ted, but whether his Majesty takes posses-
s, of eorreCti'vt, of them shortly, or whether he intends wait-
he astonislore
tg Until St. Georae's-hall and the grand ball-
ared Ceedingh,
t ts°le;l shall have teen finished (for at present
ofofrfaav,oouoo. t _
re
a only bare walls), is not known at pre-
el ,
and found tb:d The new terrace, which commences at
r some tiffle44oo (104Qrth-east angle, and terminates at the south-
) a reconeill be angle, in a semi-circular form, encloses
tnanee Wh'g
ti:°l',t two atres of ground, and is to be laid out
and pronl6e4tht: .0 i44llower-garden. The garden is directly in
j
t the close ° tjitt,of his Majesty's apartments. On the left
tttus, and under the terrace, is the orangery,
erlding from 100 to 200 feet, and having
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gage gothic windows looking south into the
Trussr...!. d
) tt The effect of this, when finished, will
£2 15 to 'C'l3 10 .',lo,3teeedingly beautiful, and the arrangement
15 5 415 that as will enable his Majesty fully to enjoy
3 6 0
315 ° I)%ur" de)• so congenial to his wishes when not
Swatulrdl:;'s Pied with public or state affairs. The south
.s
30 . is nearly in a finished state, with the ex-
....C2 10 0 (epti
a a 00 °n of the ground ; but whether upon this a
3 Ys) ,!; „,i4ce is to be formed, or the old ditch, which by
, 14 slop , of his late Majesty was filled ilp, is to be re-
rle..adsehtigchlyerie6' e.d)is. not at present ascertained. In the centre.
s "Aug, and fronting the Long `Valk, is the
0 t, ncianr
castle in
by an archway, the largest
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!en a fair porli
gateway
ces are witrhi:ly is most enehanting. At the ex-
!, went off point of the road, a colossal statue of
Urge 111., now in execution by Mr. Westma-
inues extrew4 44, Is
ns of goods ev . to be placed ; and the
,magnitude, of this
Lie is such, that twelve of Mr. Westmacott's
ns. h
offered hyre are at one time together taken lunch in
private cot"' t interior of the horse. The determination at
0 present is to lace it with the front towards the
w Currant.' tbt, P
411, the only advantageous position in which it
sold at 96'•
consis tiog no seen from the Castle. On state occa-
Denia tCIS the approach of his Majesty towards the
at 60s. and tbo
.tle to hold a Council, or otherwise, down the
;ht forward
yesterday. s'ung Walk, attended by his guards, is grand
.
lIPOSIIIg in the extreme. Many erroneous
vternents have gone forth respecting the
others wing of this magnificent building ; but
to'
truth is, that Mr. Wyatvillc, the architect,
th'_)', judiciously taking advantage of one tower
existed before, has added-another to cor-
theseliond, and has placed the splendid gateway in
centre between both, making the whole
iatance as uniform as it is grand. The Devil
oeer, at the south-west angle, where David
of Scotland, was lodged as a prisoner, has
ToYet not undergone any alteration. The Round
Itawer, or " keep," in which King John of
nee was confined, forms the centre of this
tin,.
lher and between it and the Devil Tower
three_ la.. a flight of stone steps, not more than
c, teet wide. The equestrian statue of
nairles,which formerly stood near the centre ofthe
? aurat,
t,.; is removed to the of the Round
,lower, and- it is intended to raise the Round
over itself some 40 or 50 feet above its pre-
41.,eut height. This and the new Brunswick
"Dwer, viewed from a distance, form the most
.'spi.cuous features of the Castle. From the
ton meadows the view is magnificently grand ;
Meed so much so, that all foreigners, ak; well as
own travelled countrymen, who have seen it,
declare, that taking the advantages of position,
thei bold and massive grandeur of the Castle
lcif, and the splendid scenery with which it is
tirrounded, nothing to be compared with it
t
4iStS in Europe. On entering the square or
14adrangle by the new gateway from the Long
alk, and proceeding directly across the qua-
);g s
ttunsters, tie. on days of state, alp ht the Foreign Ambassadors, the King
ht from their
(ages under a splendid portico leading to the
t'le apartments, and over this portico there is a
test
erected, in style corresponding with the
of the building. On the right, and in the
j°l4-east angle, is the entrance to his Ma-
iroV.,73 Private apartments. At the entrance to
-6-ing's apartments is a projecting canopy,
tfl'Prted only by brackets, exceedingly rich and
460 rate in workmanship, and over this, in bas
Itl; are his Majesty s Arms, executed by
b°SSi ; under this canopy the Royal apartments
aPproached by a handsome, but small flight
stone steps, on the lauding of which are a
I.'r of massive Gothic wainscot doors, havin
plateg
glass introduced. From this landiug-place a
sand
in and atabeautiful staircase branches off right and
t''t• The Royal apartments arc then enteredsue-
litt4inn and the arrangements of them for uti-
fi,,Y and convenience cannot be surpassed. The
til:t apartment entered from the landing-place is
music room, a sort of irregular octagon,
iil4°lng ill one part rows of seats, rising one above
(\lather, for the convenience of a very full band.
1e side of this room will be exclusively appro.
pirated for the use of his Majesty and his imme-
%ate private friends. The next apartments are
large dining room and library, both of which
j..e most magnificent. The massive Gothic pro-
a'reting windows by which these rooms are lighted
of a strikingly splendid description. Each
sf"or contains, besides others, four lower panes
glass of an immense size, the dimensions of
i4ell pane being five feet in height by about two
breadth.°The shutters of these windows are
ti)ncealed behind splendid looking-glasses. On
leh side of the window, in these and others of
te apartments, is a large looking-glass, placed
p another corresponding,
the
a most beautiful optical illusion, for
e spectator, by looking into either of those
o„lases, appears to look down a lengthened vista,
tiP, a multiplication of glasses, each seeming to
t,ltuinish in size, as the distance recedes. The
hitt° tables of the dining rooms are of the most
il'etb description ; they ate of rose-wood, ex-
tll,tisitely and richly carved, and inlaid with gold.
chairs and sofas are en suite. The most die-
e'lt and costly chairs in the place have been brought
tt Carlton-house, the others are of rosewood or
4'nut-tree, richly carved, and covered with silk
4
satin to match the hangings of the apartment
tji Which they are placed. The hangings of all
4,L!apartments are of Spitalfields manufacture,
.'1 are exceedingly rich and beautiful. It is
lard that much difficulty occurred in weaving the
al' patterns of these silks, and so tedious and
s differ
was the task found to be, that mitre-
tientations were made from the manufacturers
shit the weavers who worked at them could
scarcer
; iy support themselves on the wag_es at
'viLeh they worked ; but such was the King's
determination to have nothing but English inanu-
4actu.re b 1 his apartments, that his Majesty, on
caring this,
immediately ordered that the wages
t'lsf the men should be doubled at his expellee,
observing at the same time, that " it would be
4 disg
11 race to Englishmen if they could not equal
t lei' neighbours in any manufitcture.” The
,tr"PetB) which arc just now being laid down, are
tip 8° (as, indeed, is every other article of furni-
:"e in the apartments) of British workmanship.
lose to the Library is his Majesty's writing-
-1;91C1)41, and in this is a small closet, the key of
ich is never to be out of his Majesty's own
t°ssession, as this closet is to be the depository
f
all his Majesty's private papers. The prin-

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