Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-25
BURIAL. PLACE
OF EDWARD VII.
Features Of Albert Memorial
Chapel at Windsor Castle.
ORIGINALLY BUILT BY HENRY III.

Structure Where Body of Great Brit
aims Late Monarch Win Be En-
ton,bed Is Remarkable For Its Beau
~ and Grace-lons Known SIS "Wol-
sey's Tomb House."
The Albert Memorial chapel at Wind
sor castle. England. where the body Of
the late King Edward VII. of Great
britain will eventually be buried. was
80 named by Queen Victoria as me-
mortal to the prince consort 1t was
built by Henry Ill. who dedicated It
TO his favorite saint, Edward the Con
fesSor. The building Is remarkable for
its beauty and grace. and great deal
of Henry Ills work still exists In the
lower section OF the walls, but the
upper part was rebuilt in 1903 by
Henry VII.
Henry VIII. gave the chapel, still un-
finished. to Cardinal Wolsey, and It
was known as "Wolsey's tomb house"
for many years. The great cardinal
detto to construct for him a magnifi-
cent tomb of marble and gilt bronze.
with a recumbent efigy at the top
The rich bronze work of Wolsey's
tomb was ripped off and melted by
order of the commonwealth in 1912.
the metal being sold. In 1905 the black
marble sarcOphagus. shorn OF its
bronze ornaments. was moved from
Windsor and placed as monument
over Admiral Nelson's grave in ST
Paul's cathedral.
MaSsoleum For Royalty.
Although "Wolsey's tomb house"
was rooted in and used for holding
mass by James H.. the stone vaulting
was not completed until recent times.
when the entire chapel WAS refitted 10y
Sir Gilbert Scott, under command Of
Queen Victoria. and renamed. Its In
terror walls were then lined with cost
ly marbles and the whole magnificent
| ly decorated. In this chapel are the
tombs of Prince Leopold. the Duke OF
Albany and the Duke Of Clarence. the
elder brother OF the present king OF
| Great Britain, while also in the chapel
is cenOtaph 10 the prince consort.
st. Georges chapel. Windsor. where
the kings body will be placed tempo
rarily. ranks next to Westminster alb
hey as a mausoleum for royalty. al
though Edward ". was the first OF
the kings OF England TO be buried
there. He 1t was who built the pres
ent chapel In 1873 after raZing almost
fI,, .,.ls III.
same spot. which had been completed
and filed with stained glass by Ed
ward III. In 1868
Edward " left directions on his
deathbed that magnificent toni
should be erected over his body with
an efiigy of himself I'm silver. All thai
now remains OF this once costly monu
ment is a part OF the wrought iron
grille which formerly surrounded tn,
tomb. said to he one Of the most elab
crate and skillfully wrought pieces o.
ironwork In the world This grille wa
afterward removed from the nortl
aisle to the north side or the sanctu
airy.
Fine Example OF Architecture.
, into the mausOleum In ST George
: chapel was Henry VIII. who ordere'
that his body should he laid besid
that OF Jane Seymour in wonderful
bronze and marble tomb. That tom
, was never completed. and what exist
e ed Of its metal work was prObabl
melted down by the commonwealth
s for no trace OF IL now rpmnipS
II the same vault which contains III
bodies Of Edward w. Jane SeymOu
a and Henry VIII lie the bodies of IIei
ry VI, Charles l.. George III and h
s. queen. George ". the queen Of E'
: ward ~. the Princess Charlotte. wi
|, liam ~. and his queen. the Duke {
u Kent and other members Of the roy
l. family.
The Chapel of St George is one
the finest examples OF perpcndicul;
~ architecture In England and is consi
e cred finer I'm design than the other ro
. al chapels, notably Kings college.
- Cambridge, and that of Henry VII.
Westminster. The nave Of 81. GeOr:
was vaulted about the year 1929. b
- the choir groininC was not complete
- until 1907 The hanging rcncan
49, from the fan vauting Of the cht
=, mark later development of sty
ha which forms n strong contrast wi
- the severer lines Of the earlier na
=, vault.
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ID. Barge Built Of Concrete.
-. Ii will aStOniSh most DpODlg. TO lea