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Magazine for the College of St George, Windsor Castle
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ISSUE 13 SUMMER/AUTUMN 2011 £2.80
theCompanionthe magazine for the College of St George
The Music of St George’s
DIARY OF EVENTS
APRIL Until 2 October ExhibitionintheSouthQuireAisleto markthe400thanniversaryoftheKingJamesBible
MAY 1 NationalScoutsService
7 FriendsandCompanionsDay
19 ObitofHenryVIatEvensong
22 Confirmation
JUNE 7 QuarterlyObitatEvensong
12-14 SolemnityofStGeorge
12 Pentecost
27 LecturebyAdamNicolsonmarkingthe400thanniversary oftheKingJamesBible
29 & 30 StGeorge’sSchoolplay
June & July ExhibitionintheDean’sCloistertomarkthe 90thbirthdayofHRHTheDukeofEdinburgh
JULY 2 FeastofTitle-TheVisitationoftheBlessedVirginMary
3 StGeorge’sSchoolSpeechDay
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER 18 OpeningEvensongoftheWindsorFestival
17 - 2 Oct WindsorFestival(includingconcertsandrecitalsin StGeorge’sChapelandtheWaterlooChamber)
20 - 2 Oct ExhibitionofwatercoloursandsculptureintheNave andtheDean’sCloister
25 SeptemberObitat10.45am
OCTOBER 13 FeastofTitle–EdwardtheConfessor.
26 BondMemorialLecturebyDrJohnAdamsonontheprojects ofDeansMatthewandChristopherWren
NOVEMBER
1 AllSaints
2 AllSouls
13 RemembranceSunday
23 EvensongbroadcastliveonBBCRadio3
28 AdventSunday
DECEMBER 6 QuarterlyObitatEvensong
8 & 15 Decemberconcerts
16 StGeorge’sSchoolCarolservice
22 ChoristersCarolservice
23 CommunityCarolservice
24 ChristmasEve-servicesincludeNineLessons&Carols at5.15pmandMidnightMassat11.15pm
25 ChristmasDay–servicesincludeSungMattins at10.45amandEvensongat3.30pm
Companion Committee: YvetteDayCharlotteManleyLVOOBESuePendryDrClareRiderMeganSanderson(Co-Editor)CanonDrJamesWoodward(Co-Editor)
The Editor The Companion CollegeofStGeorgeWindsorCastle,WindsorSL41NJTelephone01753848700
Front cover shows a detail from the music notation wall paintings in No. 25 Denton’s Commons. Photograph: David Clare
ORGAN RECITALS
EveningOrganRecitals(ticketed)
4May,1June,6July
LunchtimeOrganRecitals(freetothosealreadyintheChapel)
3,1017and24May
7,14,21and28June
22December
REGULAR SERVICES AT ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SUNDAY
8.30am HolyCommunion
10.45am *Mattinswithsermon11.45am *SungEucharist5.15pm *Evensong
MONDAY TO SATURDAY
7.30am Mattins8.00am HolyCommunion5.15pm *Evensong(except Wednesdayswhenthe serviceissaid)
FRIDAY Additional12noonHolyCommunionservice
*sung by the choir of St George’s Chapel during term time
lureoftheFather’slove,Jesusdraws
eventhecacophonyofGoodFriday
intotheharmonyofEaster.Nothingis
lost.TherisenChriststillbearsthescars
ofcrucifixion.Butnowallisturnedto
blessing.ThisisGod’swaywithus.
PerhapsitiswhatthepoetR.S.
Thomaswishestoconveyinhispoem
TheMusician.Agreatviolinist,who
‘suffered’uponhisinstrument,reminded
himofJesusonthecross‘Makingsuch
musicaslivesstill.’
Iliketothinkthat,inallourmusic,we
hearanechoofEaster.
The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO Dean of Windsor
ThoseofuswhoworshipinStGeorge’sChapelare
greatlyblessedinfindingourdevotiondeepenedand
enrichedbysomewonderfulmusic.
In every piece of music heard within
the Chapel, the contribution of each
particular singer or player is taken up
and woven into a tapestry of sound.
Thefinalpatternfartranscendsany
individualperformance,yet,without
theinclusionofanyonepart,thewhole
thingwouldbediminished.
Insofarasthisisthecase,musiccan
awakenwithinusaprofoundintuition
ofGod’sKingdom.Thisisitsspiritual
power.Asakindofmetaphor,itgivesus
someexperienceinthehereandnowof
thedestinyofGod’screation,whenthe
historyofeverythingandeverybodywill
betakenupandwovenintoaglorious
symphony;redeemed.
Ibelievethatthis‘truth’ismostvividly
expressedintheeventsofHolyWeek
andEaster.Respondingalwaystothe
contents
1 Welcome
2 MusicalArchives
4 BandsaroundtheCastle
6 StGeorge’sHouse
7 HRHTheDukeofEdinburgh
8 TheChoristerTradition
10 Canons’Cloisterrefurbishment
12 ‘Forget me not’
14 RVOService
CommunityNews
WELCOME
The Companion • ThemagazinefortheCollegeofStGeorge 1
This publication has been entirely sponsored by an anonymous donor.©2011TheDeanandCanonsofWindsor.AllrightsreservedandreproductionofanypartisnotallowedwithoutwrittenpermissionoftheDeanandCanonsofWindsor.DesignedbyExposedDesignConsultants
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tradition,arepertoireofpolyphonicmusic.CanonJohnAleyn(1362-73),creatorofacomplexmotet,bequeathedtotheChapelarollofpolyphonicmusic,andin1417thePrecentorpaidforfifteenskinsofvellumtomakeanewbookofpolyphony[SGCXV.56.23].
EdwardIV’slate-15th-centuryendowmentoftheCollegebroughtaboutachangeinthemusicmorethanequaltothescaleandgrandeurofthenewly-plannedChapel.Thechoirwasincreasedfromtwentythreesingerstofortyfivein1482,andtheHorseshoeCloisterbuilt(1478-81)tohousethevicars.
Inwhatwasforatimetheschoolroomandalsolivingquartersofthechoristers(nowNo.25TheCloisters)isafragmentofwall-paintingfromc.1470sdepictingalineofmusicalnotationintendedclearlyasateachingaidtotheboys.
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MusicalArchives
Fromitsfoundationin1348underEdwardIIImusic, through the daily observance of theDivineLiturgy,hasplayedakeyroleinthelife
andcharacteroftheCollegeofStGeorge.
The College Statutes of 1352 provided for thirteen priest vicars, four clerks and six choristers for the choir.OneofthevicarswasappointedasInstructoroftheChoristerstoteachtheboysLatinandtheliturgy.Demandsonthechoirweregreat.Outoftheelevendailychoralservices(eightHoursoftheOfficeandthreemasses),everyvicarandclerkwasrequiredtoattendnofewerthaneight.
TheChapelveryearlyonattractedthetalentsofseveralwell-acclaimedmusicians.Canonsincludedthecomposer,JohnAleyn(1362-73),andtheprominentcomposersoftheChapelRoyalofHenryVandHenryVI,ThomasDamett(1431-6)andNicholasSturgeon(1442-54).Themusicianandcomposer,WalterLambe,wasmadeInstructoroftheChoristersin1479.JohnPlummer,theprincipalmid-15th-centurycomposerwasalsopartoftheCollege,employednominallyasvirger.
Throughoutthe15thcenturyStGeorge’sChapelhelpedleadthewayinthiscountryindeveloping,alongsidetheplainsong
COLLEGE OF ST GEORGE
TheCollegeofStGeorgeis,atits
heart,acommunityofpeoplewholive
andworktogethertoofferworshipto
God,prayersfortheSovereignandthe
OrderoftheGarter,servicetosociety
andhospitalitytovisitors.
TheCollegewasfoundedin1348at
thesametimeastheOrderofthe
Garterandnowconsists
ofStGeorge’sSchool,
StGeorge’sHouse,the
ChapterLibrary&Archives
andtheChoiraswellas,atthecentre,
StGeorge’sChapelitself.Thebuildings,
ownedandoccupiedbytheCollege,
takeupaquarterofWindsorCastle
togetherwiththeschoolbuildings
outsidethenorthwall.
14thcenturymusicmanuscriptforEpiphany
StGeorge’sSchoolChapterArchives&Library
&Vicars’Hall
StGeorge’sChapel
HorseshoeCloister
CurfewTower
Canons’Cloister
Dean’sCloister
StGeorge’sHouse
what is the
College of St George?
In1519Denton’sNewCommonswerebuiltonthenorthsideoftheChapeltoprovidethe‘lodginganddieting’ofthethirteenchoristers.Bytheearly17thcenturytheboysweretheresponsibilityoftheOrganistwhowastoseetotheir‘boarding,cloathing,lodgingandfinding’[SGCIV.B.16p.27v].AlicencegrantedbytheSovereignallowedfortherequisitioningofchoristersfromotherecclesiasticalinstitutionsintheland,withtheWritofElizabethI[SGCIV.B.16p.48r]reading:
‘WhereasourRoyalCollegeofStGeorgehathinthedaysofourfatherbeenwellfurnishedwithsingingmenandchildren.Wewillingitshouldnotbeoflessreputationinourday,butratheraugmentedandincreased…wegivepowertothebearerofthistotakeasmanyofthemostcunningsinging
menandboysfromanyplacewithinthisRealmourownhouseholdandStPaul’sexcepted.’
Thechoristerswerepaidaccordingtothenumberofservicesattended,andamongthespecialpaymentsmadetochoristersforfunerals,obitsandGarterserviceswas‘spurmoney’,afinewhichtheboyscouldlevyuponanypersonfoundwearingspurswithintheChapel.BothHenryVIIandHenryVIIIpaidthefine,thelatteronseveraloccasions.
TheArchivesandChapterLibrarycontainanumberofmanuscriptpartbooksandorganbookspreparedforthechoir,rangingindatefromtheRestorationoftheMonarchytothelate19thcentury,inadditiontocollectionsofmusicdepositedbypastorganists,layclerks,choristersandothers.ThismusiccontinuestobeusedinChapelservices,
continuingthetraditionsofthelast650years.
Eleanor Cracknell Assistant Archivist
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MusicPartBook,c.1660-65.AboveisBenedictewrittenbyWilliamChild,organistatStGeorge’s1632-1697.
MusicwallpaintingsinNo.25Denton’sCommons,
datedtoc.1470s
CurfewTower
ARCHIVES & CHAPTER LIBRARY
THE MIDDLE WARD
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WindsorCastlepre-dates
militarymusicby600years;itall
happenedafter1645,through
OliverCromwell’screationof
theNewModelArmy.Cavalry
trumpets and kettledrums were the
initial stages, then instrumentation,
strength, repertoire and usage took
200 years to evolve into a zenith of
military music,enhancingthesupremacy
ofQueenVictoria’sEmpireacrossthe
globe.Monarchsneedtobeguardedand
historicallyelitetroopsundertookthose
duties,carriedontodaypredominately
throughtheHouseholdDivision.
TheBritishArmyserveallovertheworld
andthoseregimentsfromtheHousehold
Divisionarenodifferent;arotational
systemofpostingsensuresapermanency
ofaregimentfromtheHousehold
DivisionbasedconvenientlyatVictoria
barracksinWindsorandWellington
BarracksinLondon.Outofthe7
HouseholdDivisionbands,6arebasedin
London;oneinWindsor.
ThediverselocationsofGuardsandtheir
bandsnegatecoincidingregimentallyon
GuardMount;shoulditoccuritwould
becoincidental.Dramaticreductions
inmanpowersince1992hasmeant
wideningthemusicalsupporttotheRoyal
ArtilleryBandandalsosomeInfantry
DivisionalandCorpsbandssupporting
suchunitswhoarefactoredintothe
roster.SimilarlyRAFandRoyalMarines
bandsparadewhenitistheturnoftheir
Service.
20yearsbackmusicformounting
theGuardattheCastlewasalmost
exclusivelycarriedoutbyHousehold
Divisioncorpsofdrums.OnlywhenHer
MajestywasinOfficialResidence(Easter
Court)andRoyalAscotweekdidthe
militarybandsprovide.Reductionsin
thetraditionalcorpsofdrumshavebeen
endemicalthoughsomestillsurvive,more
throughgoodwillthanofficialdom;the
oldaxiomof‘soldierfirstanddrummer
second’beingevenmoreubiquitous
thesedayswithmembersofthese
‘amateur’bodiesexchangingcrotchets
forflackjacketsonmobilisationmore
regularlythaneverbefore.
Conversely,allmilitarybandsfunction
principallyasmusicians;earliertimeshad
themobilisationroleasstretcherbearers
inthefieldofbattle.MedicalAssistant
wastherefinement(1970sonwards)
needingsignificanttraining;duringthe
conflictinIraq,bandsweredeployedto
FieldHospitalswithextraskillstrainingin
thehandlingofcasualtiesofnuclearand
biologicalwarfare.
BANDS AROUND THE CASTLECorpsofPipes&Drumsofthe1stBattalionIrishGuardsontheWestStepsofStGeorge’sChapel
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The role today is constantly being developed to reflect needs in a modern conflict.’ WorkingvisitstoAfghanistan
(entertainingtroops)isacommonfeature
inbands’diariesthesedays.
MarchingtoandfromtheCastleyouwill
hearaneclecticmixofmarchingtunes
fromthepensofinternationalcomposers.
Bands’programmesareco-ordinatedby
LondonDistrictfortheWindsorCourt
periodsandtheannualGarterProcession
(toavoidrepetition)butnotsoforGuard
changeontheParadeGroundinLower
Ward.Similarlytheentertainmentfrom
thesummerbandstandinJubileegarden
weenjoyonSundayafternoonsisinthe
handsofindividualdirectorsofmusic.
Ioftenthinkhowmarvellousitwould
beifthesebands,wearesoluckyto
havearoundus,couldhavemorethana
casualaudienceintheCastle’s‘museum
culture’.Maybeweshouldturnoutmore
oftentolistenonSundayafternoonsthis
comingsummer;evensubmittingrequest
itemsbeforehand–nothinglikegettinga
concertofftoagoodstartwithDvorak’s
CarnivalOvertureorGlinka’sRuslanand
Ludmillaisthere?
Seeyouthere?
Lt Col Stuart Watts OBE
HouseholdCavalryBandinstatedressonGarterDay
BandoftheScotsGuards BandoftheGrenadierGuards BandoftheIrishGuardsemergingfromHenryVIIIgate
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‘
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Dippingintothearchive,itispossibleto
marktheverybeginningoftheHousein
asentenceaboutbuildingprogress, ‘The
Chief work of the Appeal, the creation of
St George’s House out of Nos. 9, 10 and
part of No. 2 The Cloisters, was carried
through to a conclusion by October
1966.’Itisalsoreadily
apparent
thatmany
ofthe
concerns
pertinent
totheearly
yearsofthe
Houseremain
pertinenttoday:
fundraising,
restorationof
theproperties,
maintenanceandso
forth.Thereiseven
asentencewhich
Iamsurewillsend
tremorsofrecognition
throughthecurrent
DeanandCanons,‘We
can confidently predict
that unless unforeseeable
interruptions occur, the
whole building work
covered by the appeal will
be completed by….’Thereis
somethingfaintlydisturbingaboutthat
phrase‘unforeseeable interruptions.’
However,itwaswhenIcameacrossa
sectionofthebookletheaded,Activities
ofStGeorge’sHouse,thatitbecame
apparentjusthowfar-sightedand
enduringtheoriginalfoundingvision
hasbeen.Thatvisionwasbasedona
justlyperceivedneedforconsidered
discussionoftopicsofmomentbypeople
inapositiontomakeadifference.Almost
St George’s House
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‘This is a time of abnormally rapid social
change, in which an environment
reshaped by science and technology is
opening up a wide range of exciting new
possibilities, but at the same time creating
new stresses and perplexities…. As
society grows year by year more complex,
the need to find a sound basis for
responsible decision and action becomes
increasingly insistent…. The purpose of
St George’s House is to enable groups
of persons with varying responsibilities
to bring to light, by mutual discussion
of the problems they encounter, both
the basic questions that are at issue
and whatever raw material for answers
their collective thinking can supply…. It
has already proved a real value to bring
together leading men and women with a
wide range of experience and knowledge,
in Government, Parliament, and the Civil
Service, in industry, commerce, and
finance, in education, medicine, and the
sciences, for the discussion of whatever
questions they experience as morally and
socially important.’
The above words, which
could have been written
yesterday, were in fact
penned in 1966 and included
in a small, six-page booklet
entitled, St George’s House,
Windsor Castle – Foundation
and Purpose.
In this 90th birthday year of His Royal
Highness The Duke of Edinburgh,
co-founderofStGeorge’sHousewith
thethenDeanofWindsor,TheVery
ReverendRobinWoods,itisworthwhile
reflectingonthejourneytheHousehas
madeoverthepastforty-fiveyears.
‘... stimulates clear thinking and careful listening, high quality disagreement and intellectual rigour.’
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THE GARTER KNIGHTS
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halfacenturylatertheneedtonurturewisdomthroughdialogue
remainsrelevanttoasocietywhosebrightesthopesforanew
millennium,despiteallhumankind’sprogress,havelostsome
oftheirsheenwhenfacedwiththerecurringproblemsofcrime,
conflict,povertyandalltheotherdistressingingredientsofsocial
dysfunctionwhichitisourdutyascitizensoftheworldtograpple
withimaginatively,practicallyandpersistently.
StGeorge’s
Houselooks
backwithpride
andforwardwith
confidenceas
boththeClergy
Programmeand
ourotherwork
developsapace.The
uniqueatmosphere
thatenvelops
ourvisitorswhen
theycomethrough
theHenryVIIIGate
encouragesopenness.It
stimulatesclearthinking
andcarefullistening,
highqualitydisagreement
andintellectualrigour.
Newnetworksarecreated,
newsolutionsfound,new
challengesraised.While
everywherearoundthem
participantsinaConsultation
findthenarrativeofhistory,
fromtheartuncoveredon
thewallsoftheCatherine
RoomortheBoardRoomtothe
majestyoftheChapel,theycan
restassuredthattheworkonwhichtheyareengagedisutterly
contemporary.WhentheysitdowntodinnerintheHouseatnight,
beneaththeportraitsoftheDukeofEdinburghandDeanRobin
Woods,theyknowtoothattheyarepartofanothernarrative,one
thatwasbegunin1966andthatcontinuestoservethenationto
thisday.
Gary McKeone Programme Director
ST GEORGE’S HOUSE
HRH The Prince philip, duke of
edinburgh kg KT OM GBE AC QSO PC
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh was born in 1921, the
only son of the late Prince and Princess Andrew of
Greece and Denmark.He was made a Garter Knight
in 1947 following his marriage to HRH The Princess
Elizabeth on 20 November.
Hisarmsweregrantedin1949andreflecthisimmediate
ancestry.Hisbannerisquartered.Thefirstquarterhas
agoldbackgroundwiththreepassantlionsandhearts
andrepresentsDenmark.Thesecondquarterisawhite
crossonablueandrepresentsGreece.Thethirdquarter
istwoblackstripesonwhiterepresentingBattenbergor
Mountbattenandthefourthquarterisatripletowered
castleonawhitebackgroundrepresentingthecityof
Edinburgh.
HiscrestisagoldPrincelyCoronet.
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‘Discipline and the aspiration to do well engender in pupils the confidence to always know that the very best is yet to come.’
prideandidentity.Humilityplaysequalpart,wherethelineagebecomesgreaterthananysingleperiodinthehistory.Thecontributionoftheindividualisalwayscelebratedwithinthecontextofaverymuchbroaderandenrichingcanvas,andthiswaythetraditionremainsaliveandvibrant.
Themusicalrepertoireisundoubtedlychallengingandinspiring.Manyhoursofrehearsalandworshiphavetobeaccommodatedintheschooldayandtoachievethisthereistheinevitableneedforaquickeningofpace.Timeispreciousandopportunities,whetheracademic,musicalorsporting,mustbetakenanddevelopedwithinsetparameters.ChildreninChoirSchoolslearntoworktodeadlines.Theyappreciatetheneedforstructureandorganisation,anditisthisethoswhichdistinguishestheirlearning,allowingpupilstobeconstantlypreparingforfuturegoalstheymaynotyethaveenvisaged.
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AViewbeyondtheHorizon!AChoirSchooleducation….wherepace,achievement,anenergy
forlearningandthe‘professional’expectationbecomethenorm
againstwhichthewholeeducationexperienceisset.
The Choir School tradition has its roots at least as early as the 13th century,andperhapswellbeforethat,ifweincludetheuseofboychoristersinreligiousworshipatvariousstagesthroughoutthefirstMillennium.Attachedaslaysingerstoreligiousfoundations,atfirsttheywouldbetaughtthePsalmsandLatin,andthenanincreasinglybroadercurriculumaswemovedbeyondtheMiddleAges.Foranaspiringchoralmusicianthebenefitswereobvious-anexcellenteducationandtheexperienceofchallenginganddemandingvocalrepertoire,oftenatthecuttingedgeofcontemporarycomposition.Attheveryleast,thisremainsequallytruetoday,butnow,therearerelativelyfewplaceswhichhavestayedentirelythedomainofthe‘singingboys’.Towardsthelatterpartofthe19thCenturyitbecamemorecommonforChoirSchoolstoincludenon-choristersinsignificantnumber,andinthe20thCentury,somehavemovedtoco-educationoptions.Whilsttheessenceofthechoraltraditionundoubtedlyliveson,theChoirSchoolmodelnowservesabroaderspectrumofchildrenwithvaryinginterestsandaspirations,andwhatsetsitapartcannolongerrestentirelyonthefactthatitoffersexceptionalsingingopportunities-althoughofcourse,itcontinuestodothistoo!
A600-yearchoraltraditionhasinevitablyplayedanot-inconsiderablepartinimbuingthestrongestsenseofenduring
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Ithinktherealvalueoftheexperiencemayhavesomethingtodowiththejuxtapositionofthemundaneandtheexceptional.Formostofus,atanygiventime,ourlivesarereallyjustoneortheother,butfortheveryyoungwhosethinkingisperhapsthatlittlebitmoreflamboyant,thereisahappyacceptancethatthechallengesofschoollife,passedandsometimesfailed,areatleastasimportantasByrdorBritten,orwhowillhavefirstcallontheNintendoWii.InaChoirSchoolthereisadeep-rootedcelebrationofchildhood,coupledwithanequalexpectationthatpreparedandmotivatedchildrencanreachthelevelsofprofessionalismdemandedofworkingmusiciansandthehighstandardsofteamworkwhichthechoralgenredemands.
Itisrightthatthebesttraditionsshouldremainintact,butalsorightthatthebestofwhatthesetraditionsoffershouldliveoninnewpermutations.OurChoirSchooltraditionboastshundredsofyearsofunbrokenhistory,livingoninnewguises.Disciplineandtheaspirationtodowellengenderinpupilstheconfidencetoalwaysknowthattheverybestisyettocome.
Yvette Day Director of Music at St George’s School April 2001 - April 2011
From April 2011 - Head of The Chorister School, Durham Cathedral
ST GEORGE’S SCHOOL
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RESTORATION
Withthebenefitofthetemporaryroof
protectionthehistoricroofstructuresare
nowbeingopenedupforinvestigation,
andpredictably,bothgoodandbad
thingsarebeingdiscovered.Anexciting
discoveryisarooftrussspanningover
theAdamsRoominStGeorge’sHouse
thattheProjectArchaeologistadvises
mightbe13thC,inwhichcaseitwould
mostlikelyconstituteavestigeofthe
RoyalApartmentsthatexistedhereprior
toconstructionoftheCanons’Cloister
in1350!Alesswelcomediscoveryis
extensivedamagetosubstantialrafters
inonepartoftheroof,whichwillrequire
significantrepairwithoutdisturbingan
original‘wattleanddaub’ceilingwhich
The scaffolding is an extremely complicated engineering structure thathasbeendesignedtocopewiththewindstowhichthisexposedsiteissusceptible.Theworksincludethereplacementofcopperroofcoveringswithmoredurableleadroofing,thereplacementofhardexternalrendertotheCanons’Cloisterelevations,repairofthehistorictimberframestructure,andtheinternalrefurbishmentofthreeoftheresidencesincludingfirecompartmentation,rewiringandre-plumbing,improvedkitchensandbathroomsandredecorations.ThestonemasonryoftheCastlecurtainwallandstonechimneysisalsobeingrepairedfromthescaffolding.
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AlargescaffoldingandtemporaryroofhasbeenerectedoverpartoftheCanons’CloistermarkingcommencementofanextensiverefurbishmentoftherangetobeundertakenbetweennowandSeptember2012.
isattachedtothemandwaspreviouslyundiscoveredabovealaterceilingintheCanonSteward’sStudy
Removaloftheextremelyhardrendertotheexternalelevationsiswellcommenced,andalthoughnoisy,andslowgoing,weshouldbeabletoseeandunderstandsomethingofthehiddenoakframedwallstructuretopartsoftheCanons’Cloisteroverthenextcoupleofweeks.Asthisisthefirstphaseofopeninguptotheroofsandwallstructures,timeisbeingspenttorecordwhatisfound,considertheimplications,andtoobtainapprovalsfortherepairswhichwillbeneededforwhichthanksneedtobeextendedtoEnglish
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Canons’ Cloister refurbishment
ScaffoldingbeingerectedoverCanons’Cloister Oakframedwallstructure
SECTION C - C
Bridging to be formed using single beams to side and double beams to middle using 750mm deep aluminium beams with all bolts and approved steel spigot pins fitted at the joints.
Butt tubes to be taken each side of parapet wall at high level to form ties
Bridging beams to be tied at 1.2m centers on the top boom and 2.4m centres on the bottom boom. Plan bracing to be fixed to top chord of the beam.
Puncheons extended and fixed to top and bottom chords of beams to support transoms to roof formed with CI sheets
Spine beam to be formed with 780mm diamond beams with double beams to the inside and single beams to the outside
Ties to be fitted to positions shown thus
450mm beam to be fitted to inside standards to form a ledger to suppor roof beams spaced at 2.5m centers
NOTE : All joints in standards to be strapped with one number coupler each side of the joint to mobilize self weight
Ledger Brace every frame above top tie level
Monarflex cladding to be fitted to outside face of scaffold
Roof to be covered using plastic sheeting and formed with 732mm BBEA aluminium beams with lacing and bracing to frames in accordance with the manufactureres requirements
Puncheon tubes to be fitted between spine beam and roof beams
Transom tubes to be fitted with plastic caps and butt to walls to all sides of courtyard
atemporaryfirealarmsystemhasbeeninstalledtoprotectthisuniquerangeofbuildingswhilsttherefurbishmentworks
areinprogress.
Martin Ashley MVO Surveyor of the Fabric
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Heritagefortheirhelpfulandsupportiveassistancewiththiscomplicatedproject.
Forthetimebeing,theCanonStewardandtheChapterClerkhavebothmovedtotemporaryaccommodation,whichhasallowedinitialopening-upandasbestosremovalworkstocommenceintheirproperties.Kitchenandbathroomshavebeenremoved,andfloorboardshavebeenliftedtoallowinspectionoftheoakframedfloorstructures.Aconsiderableamountofveryearlyoakframedstructuresandfinishesarebeingrevealed,whichisbeingcarefullyrecordedaspartoftheproject.TheinstallationofnewelectricalsubmainstotheCanons’Cloisterhascommenced,and
DetailedinspectionofundergroundservicesinCanons’Cloister RooftrussesovertheAdamsRoominStGeorge’sHouse
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‘Roof trusses... a possible vestige of the Royal Apartments that existed here prior to construction of the Canons’ Cloister in 1350!’
UPDATE:Apanelofextremely
earlyrivenlathandhair-limeplaster
hasbeenfoundbelowthemodern
render,verylikelyindicatingthe
originalexternalappearanceofthe
cloisteralbuildings!
Thanks are extended to The Bray Fellowship whose financial support has enabled this refurbishment to take place.
ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL - MAKING MUSIC
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‘Forget me not…’
Theslightlyquizzicaltitleofthispiece
referstothelogoforaspecialeventin
StGeorge’sChapelonThursday3rd
March;aconcertinthepresenceof
HRHTheCountessofWessextoraise
fundsfortheAlzheimer’sSociety.
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It is well enough known that
Alzheimer’s, along with associated
degenerative states of dementia,is
stillnotcompletelyunderstoodasa
processofgrowingold,andtreatments
remainfrustratinglyelusive.Yetitaffects
afargreaternumber,bothdirectly,and
indirectlythroughthediminutionofa
relative,thanperhapsiseasilyadmitted.
Acommonenoughexperiencewhichwas
undoubtedlythesentimentwhichfired
thewillingnessandenthusiasmofthe
membersofStGeorge’sChapelChoirto
takepartinthisconcert.Thebrainchild
ofSueJones,theintentionwastooffer
aneveningofaffirmationandbalm;
somethingtocounterbewildermentand
distress.
PerformingtoafullChapel,themusical
elementsofferedbytheChoirwere
designedtoexplorethemanyemotions
principallyexperiencedbythosehaving
tosupportthoseafflicted.Itincluded
awidevarietyofmusicalstyles;a
movementfromBrahms’Requiem(How
lovelyisthydwellingplace);spiritual
arrangementsbySirMichaelTippett;
EdgarBainton’setherealsettingof
‘AndIsawanewheaven’;andHoward
Goodall’swarmtunetoCharlesWesley’s
hymn‘Lovedivine’.Evenifthesuffereris
nolongerpresent,thehopeisthatthey
havegonetoabetterplace.
Thechoristersperformed‘How
‘Forget me not…’
beautifularethefeet’(fromHandel’s
Messiah),togetherwithitemsbyBritten
andStanford;thiswasbalancedby
agroupsungbythelayclerksalone.
Perhapssurprisingandunexpected,
theappearanceofthefinale,‘You’ll
neverwalkalone’(fromRogersand
Hammerstein’s‘Oklahoma’)-receiving
possiblyamorerefinedrenditionthan
mostareaccustomedtohearingthese
days-seemedjustrightinthecontext.
Perhapsthemostpowerfulpiece,
however,involvedtheChoircollaborating
withthe‘cellistBrianO’Kane.Winner
oftheWindsorInternationalString
CompetitionpromotedbytheWindsor
Festival,Brianearlierhadspellboundthe
audiencewithgracefulmovementsfrom
Bach’sCmajor‘cellosuite.Itisunusual
tocoupleasolo‘cellowithaChoir.
HoweverInSirJohnTavener’s‘Svyati(O
holyone)’cellostringsandvoiceswere
weldedtogetherintoasubstantialpiece
lastingnearly15minutes,insoundsthat
wereutterlyhauntingandpoignant;with
Byzantinedronesandsearinglyhighcello
melodies,itseemedtodistiltheessence
ofOrthodoxintensity,leavingthesounds
clingingtotheChapel’svault.
Aspeciallyinvitedgroupofcelebrities
werepresenttogivetheirsupporttothe
cause.RichardBriers,AngelaRippon,
KevinWhatelyandTessaWyattbrought
theirownpersonalitiestotouchingtexts,
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whilstPixieThompsonspokewithdignity
abouthergrandmother’sdecline.The
programmewasintroducedbythenews
broadcasterMartinStanford;andthe
Chapelwasbathedinaforget-me-not
blueoftheatrelighting,ablysuppliedby
theHenleyTheatreCompany.
Anoccasionsuchasthisdoesnottake
placeveryofteninStGeorge’sChapel;
perhapsitwouldlosesignificance,notto
saytobecomework-a-day,foracharity
eventsoemotionallychargedtobecome
tooregularanevent.Itcouldnotovertly
bedescribedasspiritual–itwascertainly
notclothedinconventionalliturgicalgarb
–butsomehowtherewasapowerthere.
Forthemanywhowerepresentitmoved,
upliftedandsustained;quitepossiblyalso,
offeredanewpathtothosesearchingfor
someguidance,aquietreassuranceinthis
newcentury,ofGod’scompassionand
comfort.
Timothy Byram-Wigfield Director of Music, St George’s Chapel
‘ it moved, uplifted and sustained; quite possibly also, offered a new path to those searching for some guidance’
On13Apriloverathousand
MembersandMedallistsofthe
RoyalVictorianOrdergatheredin
StGeorge’sChapelforaservice
ofPraise,Remembranceand
Dedication.TheservicetakesplaceatStGeorge’sonceeveryfouryearsbecausetheChapeloftheOrder(TheQueen’sChapeloftheSavoy)istoosmalltoaccommodatethenumberofpeoplewhoattend.MembersandMedallistsoftheOrderarewelcometovisitTheQueen’sChapeloftheSavoyandattendservicesthere.
TheRoyalVictorianOrderwasinstitutedon21April1896bycommandofQueenVictoriatoenablehertoacknowledgeandrecognisepersonalserviceto
ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL
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TheSovereign.AppointmenttotheOrderremainsatthediscretionofTheSovereign.TherearefourOfficersoftheOrder:TheChancelloristheLordChamberlain,theSecretaryistheKeeperofthePrivyPurse,theRegistraristheSecretaryoftheCentralChanceryoftheOrdersofKnighthoodandtheChaplainistheChaplainofTheQueen’sChapeloftheSavoy.TheserviceinAprilwasacollaborativeonewithmusiciansfromthetwoChapelsworkingtogetherandtheVirger(ofStGeorge’s)andtheVerger(oftheQueen’sChapeloftheSavoy)bothleadingelementsoftheprocession.
Thevalueanddutyofservicewasathemewhichranthroughthemorning.AmongsttheprayersledbytheChaplainoftheOrderwasonecontainingthefollowingphrase:
...enable us to continue our work into the future that it may stand always as a noble and inspiring example of service to our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth and her heirs and successors and true and worthy dedication to the common good...
Charlotte Manley LVO OBE Chapter Clerk
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