New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
BURIAL PLACE OF KING
Albert Chapel at Windsor Orig
inally Built by Henry III.

The Albert Memorial Chapel at Windsor
Castle, where the body of King EDWARD
VII will eventually be buried, was SO named
by Queen Victoria as a memorial to the
Prince Consort. 1t was built by Henry III,
who dedicated il to his favorite saint, Ed
ward the Confessor. The building is re-
markable for its beauty and grace, and a
great deal Of Henry HIS work still exists
in the lower section of the walls, but the
upper part was rebuilt in 1501'03 by Henry
VII
Henry VIII gave the chapel, still unfin-
ished. to Cardinal Wolsey, and it was
known as "Wolsey's tomb house" for many
years. The great Cardinal engaged the
Florentne sculptor Benedetto. to construct
for him a magnificent tomb of marble and
gilt bronze, with a recumbent eff1gy at the
top. The rich bronze work OF Wolsey s
tomb was ripped off and melted by order of
the Commonwealth IN 1642, the metal being
sold. In 1865 the black marble sarcopha-
gus, shorn OF its bronze ornaments, vas
moved from Windsor and placed as mon
ument over Admiral Nelson's grave in St.
Paurs Cathedral
Although 'Wolsey's tomb house was
rcofsd in and used for holding mass by
James il, the stone vaulting was not com
chapel was rented by Sir Gilbert Scott.
Under command of Queen Victoria, and re-
named. It's interior walls were then lined
with costly marbles and the whole mag
nit1cently decorated. In this chapel are the
tombs of Prince Leopold. the Duke of Al
bany and the Duke OF Clarence the elder
brother OF the present King, while also in
the chapel is cenotaph to the Prince Con
sort.
ST. Georges Chapel. Windsor. where the
Kings body will be placed temporarily,
ranks next 10 Westminster Abbey as a
mausoleum for royalty. although Edward
" was the first OF the kings of England
to be buried there. He 1t was who built
the present chapel in 1473, after razing al
most to the ground the earlier chapel on
the same spot which had been completed
aud filleQ with stained glass by Edward III
in 1858
Edward " left directions on his death
bed that magnificent tomb should be
erected over his body, with an efflgy OF
himself in silver. All that now remains OF
this once costly monument is part of the
wrought iron grille which formerly sur
rounded the tomb-said TO he one OF the
most elaborate and skilfuly wrought pieces
of ironworl1 in the world This grille vas
aftcrward removed from the north aisle to
the north side of the sanctuary.
The next King to follow Edward " into
the mausoleum in 81. Georges Chapel was
Henry VIII. who ordered that his body
should be laid beside that OF Jane Seymour
in a wonderful bronze and marble tomb.
That tomb was never completed, and what
existed of its metal work was proba bly,
melted down by the Commonwealth, fer no
trace of il now remains. In the ssIne vault
which contains tho bodies OF Edward ",
Jane Seymour and Henry VIII lie the
bodies Of Henry VI Charles |. George III
and his Queen, George ", tho Queen OF
Edward ", tie Princess Charlotte VIII
lam " and his Queen, The Duke OF Kent
and other members OF the royal family.
The Chapel Of ST. George is one of the
finest examples of perpendicular architect
ure In England and IS considered finer i'll
design than the other royal chapels. not
ably, Kings College. at Cambridge and
thut Of Henry VII at Westminster. The
nave of ST. Georges was vsulted about th.
year 1852 but the choir groining was not
completed until 1901 The hanging pen
dantS from the fan Yaultinc Of the choir
mark later development OF style, which
forms a strong contrast with the scVerer
lines OF the earlier nave vault