theCompanionmagazine for the College of St George

ISSUE 20 : WINTER/SPRING 2014-15

DIARY OF EVENTS JANUARY 2015 6 Epiphany

25 ChoristersurplicingatEvensong

FEBRUARY 7 ‘ChoristerforaDay’

11 BroadcastofChoralEvensongonBBCRadio3at3.30pm

17 ShroveTuesday

18 AshWednesday

MARCH 3 QuarterlyObit

16 WindsorSpringFestivalconcert

17 Schools’MagnaCartaexhibition(until8April)

21 WindsorSpringFestivalconcert

29 PalmSunday

APRIL 2 MaundyThursday

3 GoodFriday

5 EasterDay

26 NationalScoutsservice

REGULAR SERVICES AT ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, to which all ARE welcome, are AS FOLLOWS:

SUNDAY

8.30am HolyCommunion10.45am *Mattinswithsermon12noon *SungEucharist5.15pm *Evensong

MONDAY TO SATURDAY

7.30am Mattins

8.00am HolyCommunion

5.15pm *Evensong(except Wednesdayswhenthe serviceissaid)

FRIDAY Additional12noonHolyCommunionService

*sung by the choir of St George’s Chapel during term time

TheCollegeofStGeorgeis,atitsheart,acommunityofpeoplewholiveandworktogethertoofferworshiptoGod,prayersfortheSovereignandtheOrderoftheGarter,servicetosocietyandhospitalitytovisitors.

TheCollegewasfoundedin1348atthesametimeastheOrderoftheGarterandnowconsistsofStGeorge’sSchool,StGeorge’sHouse,theMilitaryKnightsofWindsor,theChapterLibrary&ArchivesandtheChoiraswellas,atthecentre,StGeorge’sChapelitself.Thebuildings,ownedandoccupiedbytheCollege,takeupaquarterofWindsorCastletogetherwiththeschoolbuildingsoutsidethenorthwall.

what is the

College of St George?

StGeorge’sSchoolChapterArchives&Library

&Vicars’Hall

StGeorge’sChapel

HomesoftheMilitaryKnightsofWindsor

HorseshoeCloister

CurfewTower

Canons’Cloister

Dean’sCloister

StGeorge’sHouse

SongSchool

MAY 6 RoyalCollectionWaterloolecturein StGeorge’sChapel

9 Friends&CompanionsDay

11 EvensongmusiclistedinLondonFestivalof ContemporaryChurchMusic

20 HenryVIObit

24 PentecostandConfirmation

JUNE 2 QuarterlyObit

TBC 14-16 SolemnityofStGeorge

LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITALS

MAY 5,12,19

JUNE 2,9,16,23,30

JULY 7

stgeorgeswindsor

Duringthisyear,2014,wehavemarkedthecentenaryofthe

beginningoftheFirstWorldWar.

AtChristmas,weareboundtorememberthevarioustrucesontheWesternFront

onehundredyearsago.Forthemostpart,theystartedonChristmasEveandcontinued

throughoutChristmasDay,thoughthereweresomethatwentoneventotheNewYear.

BritishandGermantroopsforgottheirfightingforawhile,exchangedgiftswitheachother,

andplayedfootballinNoMan’sLand.Itwassomethingofamini-miracle.

Itwasasthoughsomethingmadeitseemtothementirelywrongthatwehumanbeings

shouldbeatloggerheadsatChristmas.Someprofoundintuitionsuggestedtothemthat

itwasunnaturalthatweshouldbeinastateofconflict.Nodoubtsomeofthematleast

half-rememberedthestoryoftheangelsatthebirthofChristheralding“Peaceonearth

andgoodwilltowardmen”.Perhapstheyweresomehowconvincedthattheangelssang

thetruthofhowthingsreallyshouldbe.Maybetheysensedthattheonewhosebirththeycelebratedwas

indeedGod’sWordtohumankind,insistingthatloveistheonlyway.Whoknows?

WemaynotunderstandpreciselywhatengenderedthatdesireforpeaceatChristmas,butmostofus

willrecogniseit.HereatStGeorge’s,wehopethatourcelebrationofChrist’sbirthinwordandmusicwill

encouragethatsamedesireintheheartsofallwhojoinusinourfestivityandworship–alongingforpeace

inourhomesandfamilies,peaceinourvariouscommunities,andpeaceinanall-too-troubledworld.

Daybyday,andespeciallyatChristmas,wepraythatvisitorstoStGeorge’sChapelmightfindthere

refreshmentandrenewal,andgoawaydeterminedtorepairallbrokenrelationships.

The Right Reverend David Conner KCVO, Dean of Windsor

contents

1 TheDean’sWelcome

2 Colour&SoundatChristmas&Beyond

4 InandaroundtheCastle

6 ARicherUnderstanding

8 SavedforStGeorge’s

12 SculptureExhibition

13 Aspirations&Achievements

15 NewBook:KingCharlesI

16 WhyStudyHistory?

17 CommunityNews

18 TheStallPlates

WELCOME

The Companion • ThemagazinefortheCollegeofStGeorge 1

Front cover photograph: David Clare

Companion Committee: ColonelDavidAxson,LoneCurtis,EmmaGoble,CarolGriffiths, CharlotteManleyLVOOBE,KateMcQuillian,CanonDrJamesWoodward(Editor)©2014TheDeanandCanonsofWindsor.AllrightsreservedandreproductionofanypartisnotallowedwithoutwrittenpermissionoftheDeanandCanonsofWindsor.Contact-Editor,TheCompanion,CollegeofStGeorge,WindsorCastle,WindsorSL41NJ,Telephone01753848700,editor@stgeorges-windsor.org,www.stgeorges-windsor.org

DesignedbyExposedDesignConsultants

HomesoftheMilitaryKnightsofWindsor

CurfewTower

Phot

ogra

ph: P

eter

Gol

tra

ST GEORGE’S CHAPELPh

otog

raph

: Cha

rlott

e M

anle

y

StGeorge’sChapelis

magnificentandinspiringto

visitatanytimeoftheyear

butIsuspectthatitisatits

mostattractivewhenvested

foroneofthegreatfestivals

oftheChurch.Sinceveryearlyin

thehistoryoftheChurch,sequencesof

coloursforthepriest’svestmentsand

altarhavebeenusedtodenotethose

seasons,reflectingtheirtoneandnature.

AlongsidetheuseofcolourintheChapel,

musicplaysahugelysignificantpartin

enhancingandenrichingtheseasonal

worship.

Traditionallythecolourdarkblue(orpurple)hasbeenusedtosignifyseasonsofpreparationorpenitence.ThiswillhavebeenthecaseinStGeorge’sduringtheseasonofAdventpreparingfortheseasonofChristmas.Christmas,theFeastoftheNativityofourLord,remindsusofhislightcomingintothedarknessofourlivesandworld,andthistruthisreflectedintheuseofgoldandwhitevestmentsofthebestqualityandbeauty.Thisthemeismirroredinthemusic:duringAdventtheGloria in excelsisattheEucharistisomitted(inkeepingwiththepenitentialtheme)anditisfirstheardatMidnightMass,alongsideawealthofgloriouschoralandorganmusicandthetraditionalcongregationalcarols,towelcomethejoyofChristmas.

TheuseofwhiteandgoldvestmentscontinuesthroughtheseasonofEpiphany,whichissadlyanoftenneglectedseasonofthechurch’syear.IntheWesternchurches,theEpiphany(‘manifestation’)becameanoccasiontocelebrateoneelementinthestoryofChrist’sbirth,thevisitofthefar-travelled

magi,understoodasthemanifestationofChristtotheGentiles.Inthisperspective,EpiphanytideisanaptseasontoprayfortheworldwidemissionoftheChurch.TheseasonofcelebrationthatbeginsatChristmascontinuesthroughtheSundaysofEpiphany,andthefestalcycleendsonlywiththeFeastofthePresentation(Candlemas).Therearemanywonderfulmusicalsettingsoftextsforthistimeofyear.OnethathasbecomeastapleofmostAnglicanchoirsisWhen to the Temple Marywentbythesixteenth-centuryGermancomposerJohannesEccard.ThechildwhohasbeenmanifestedtothemagiathisbirthisnowrecognizedbySimeonandAnna,whenhecomestobepresentedintheTempleaccordingtotheLawofIsrael.Heisboth‘alighttolightentheGentiles’and‘thegloryofGod’speopleIsrael’.Buttheredemptionhewillbringmustbewonthroughsuffering;theIncarnationisdirectedtothePassion;andSimeon’sfinalwordsmoveourattentionawayfromthecelebrationofChristmasandtowardsthemysteriesofEaster.TheseasonofLentbeginningonAsh

Colour & Sound at Christmas & Beyond

2

The Companion • ThemagazineforTheCollegeofStGeorge 33

Wednesdayisthemajorpenitentialseasonofthechurchcharacterisedbyself-examination,penitence,self-denial,study,andpreparationforEaster.Ashesareanancientsignofpenitence;fromthemiddleagesitbecamethecustomtobeginLentbybeingmarkedinashwiththesignofthecross.Liturgicaldressiskeptassimpleaspossible,theseasonalcolourbeingeitherPurpleorBlue(StGeorge’sChapelusingthelatter).SomechurcheswithintheEnglishtraditionuseLentenarraywhichisineffectsackclothwithstarkredimagestofocusourattentiononthepassion(suffering)ofChrist.Churchesarekeptbareofflowersanddecoration,andintheliturgytheGloria in excelsisisagainnotused.

AsHolyWeekapproaches,theatmosphereoftheseasondarkens;thereadingsbegintoanticipatethestoryofChrist’ssufferinganddeath,andthereadingofthePassionNarrativegivestotheFifthSundayitsnameofPassionSunday.Whilstmuchchurchmusiciswrittentocelebratethemajorfeastsofthechurch,thereisalsoanabundance

ofevocativemusicforthispenitentialseasontoo.Thecarefuluseofplainsongismosteffective(suchastheLentenProse),alongwithasparinguseoftheorgan.PiecesyouwilloftenhearinStGeorge’sincludeMiserere meibyWilliamByrd,Out of the deepbyThomasMorley,oroneofthemanysettingsoftheLamentationsofJeremiahsuchasthosebyThomasTallis,OsbertParsleyortheItaliancomposerAlfonsoFerrabosco.

LentconcludeswithPassiontide,PalmSundayandHolyWeek,forwhichredvestmentsareworn.Duringthisseasonthecrossesinthechapelareveiledtoheightenthesenseofausterityappropriateatthissacredtime.MostfamousamongstsomeofthemusicheardduringthistimeareDuruflé’sUbi caritasbasedupontheplainsongantiphonforMaundyThursday,Crux FidelisbyJohnofPortugalforGoodFriday,andontheorgan,MarcelDupré’sThe Crucifixion (fromSymphonie Passion).Easterbringsthereturnofgloriousmusicandvestmentsasweproclaim

visuallyandaudiblythetruthofChrist’sresurrection.OntheeveningofHolySaturdaytheExultet,theancientplainsonghymnofjoy,issungasthePaschalCandleisplacedintheSanctuary,representingforChristianpeoplethepresenceoftherisenChristamongstus.CongregationsatStGeorge’swillbefamiliarwiththehymnThis joyful Eastertide,oftensungatthebeginningofEasterDayMattins,alongwiththeanthem,Rise heart, thy Lord is risen byRalphVaughanWilliams.

AtStGeorge’sweaim,throughliturgy,thebeautyofthearchitectureandtheEnglishChoraltradition,toexpressthebreadthanddepthandtimelessnessoftheChristianfaithtoallwhoworship

withus.

The Revd Canon Martin Poll Chessy AldenCanon Chaplain Music Administrator

Phot

ogra

phs:

Dav

id C

lare

, Pet

er G

oltr

a, D

oug

Har

ding

, Cha

rlott

e M

anle

y

WithinWindsorCastletherearemany

departmentsandseparateorganisations.

Thoseofusfortunatetoliveorworkhereareawareto

agreaterorlesserextentoftheworkofothersbutso

oftenwhatweseeisthetipofaniceberg.Thisarticle

seekstoshedjustaglimmeroflightintofourareas.

IntheCastlesurgeryDrJonathanHollidayandSister

LetitiaBason-Leoneprovideanextraordinaryservice

inasubbranchofaWindsorandEtonNHSpractice

servingsome12,500peopleinall.Fromthesurgeryin

HenryIIItowerDrHollidayandSisterLetitiadealwith

everythingfromfluvaccinationstothemanagement

ofchronicdiseaseandfromposthospitalcareto

conductingminoroperations.Boththepracticeasa

whole,aswellasitsCastleoutpost,dealwiththefull

spectrumofageandmedicalorsocialsituationsfrom

newbornbabiestothoseapproachingorexceeding

their100thbirthdays.ThesupportoftheRoyal

HouseholdtothisuniquepartoftheNHSmeansthat

4

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

In and around the Castle

OUR COMMUNITY

thecaregiven,particularlytomanyresidents,isofa

verypersonalandsupportivenature.

OntheoppositesideofEngineCourtfromwherethe

Castlesurgerywaslocateduntiltheearly1990sisthe

CourtPostOffice.SukhjeetBhambra,aPostOffice

employeebutverymuchpartoftheCastlecommunity

for25years,dealswithanynumberofenquiriesof

‘howdoIgetthisfromheretothere?’Suchquestions

haveevenincludedunwrappedglasslampsorbicycle

wheelsinthepast.TheCourtPostOfficeisdifferent

fromPostOfficesorsubPostOfficesonthehighstreet

inthatitsmainpurposeisthedespatchandreceiptof

postfortheRoyalHouseholdwhetherbynormalpost

orspecialdeliverybetweenroyalresidences.Christmas

andEasterCourtarethebusiesttimesofyearinthe

CourtPostOfficebutthereadysmileofSukhandhis

willingnesstohelpmeanthateverythingfrommail

orderitemsfromtheChapel’sshoptolastminute

presentsbeingsentoverseasaresentwithfriendly

efficiency.

Allstaff,residentsandvisitorsseePoliceOfficersonthe

entrancegatesandelsewhereintheCastlebutmaybe

unawareofwhereelsetheyareondutyortheregular

training(fromfitnesstofirearms)theymustundertake.

ThepoliceteamatWindsorCastleareallMetropolitan

55

Policeofficersandhavetheirowncontrolroomin

GardenHousenexttotheRoyalMews.Fromhereday

todayoperationsandspecialeventsaremonitored

byciviliancommunicationsofficersandpoliceofficers.

LiaisonwithalldepartmentsoftheRoyalHousehold,

RoyalCollectionandStGeorge’sisanimportant

elementofeverydaylifeforofficersofSO14asthe

RoyaltyProtectionbranchisknown.Forthoseofusat

StGeorge’sthatmeansweworkcloselyandhappily

withSergeantsMarkSmithandJamesRawlings.

VirtuallynextdoortoGardenHouseistheCastle

firestation.TherehasbeenaCastlefirebrigade

inexistencesincethereignofWilliamIVbutthe

equipmentandtrainingdonot,ofcourse,bearany

relationtoevenafewdecadesago.Thehelmetbeing

carriedbyPeterTaylorinthephotographis,needless

tosay,simplyamementooftimespastratherthanan

exampleofcurrentuse.TheCastlefiresurveillance

teamofsevenmonitorallpartsoftheCastleeveryday

andnightoftheyearand,togetherwiththeirsixpart

timecolleagueswhoallhaveotherworkinornear

theCastle,respondtoalarms,serviceequipmentand

givetrainingsessionstostaffandresidents.Theteam

workcloselywithSisterBason-Leoneinresponse

tomedicalincidentsintheCastlebutalsoassist

locallyintown;theyareequippedtodealnotonly

asthefirstresponderstoafirebutalsotocopewith

environmentalspillsorincidentsthatneedthatthermal

imagingequipment.

Thereisgoodreasontobegratefultoallinthesurgery,

postoffice,policeandfirestationandappreciatethat

theydosomuchincomparison

toourpossiblysketchy

understandingoftheirwork.

Miss Charlotte Manley, LVO, OBE Chapter Clerk

Phot

ogra

phs:

Cha

rlott

e M

anle

y

66

ST GEORGE’S HOUSE

a richer understanding

AtStGeorge’sHouse,nurturingwisdom

throughdialogueisattheheartofthe

workwedo.EachConsultationtakesthisasitsstarting

point,bringingkeypeopletogetheraroundaparticular

topicintheuniqueatmosphereoftheVicars’Hall.Over

thenextfewmonthswewillhostConsultationsonabroad

rangeoftopics.AsIwriteparticipantsaregatheringfora

twenty-fourhourdiscussiononChangingPolitics–Towards

aNewDemocracy.Thiswilltakeaforensiclookatourbody

politicandthedeclineindemocraticengagement.Some

arguethatsuchadeclineiscompoundedbythebelief

thatwearerunningthe21stcenturyusing20thcentury

systemsontopof19thcenturypoliticalstructures.How

dowere-invigoratethebasicvaluesofgooddemocratic

governance,underpinningthebasicpreceptthatthe‘endof

allgovernment,howeverwefindit,shouldbethatallpeople

realisethemselves,expresstheirpotentialandtheirtalents

tothefullestandthusenhancethemselvesandthewholeof

society?’

LastAprilsawthefirsteverStateVisittotheUKbyanIrish

President.ManyCompanionreaderswillrecallthefestive

atmospherethatenvelopedsuchasignificantmomentinthe

relationshipbetweenourtwoislands.AtaStateBanquet

inWindsorCastle,PresidentHigginsspokeeloquentlyof

theconceptofShadowandShelterwhenhesaid,‘Ireland

andBritainliveinboththeshadowandintheshelterof

oneanother,andsoithasbeensincethedawnofhistory.

Throughconquestandresistance,wehavecastshadows

oneachother,butwehavealsogainedstrengthfrom

oneanotherasneighboursand,mostespecially,fromthe

contributionofthosewhohavetravelledoverthecenturies

betweenourislands,andparticularlyinrecentdecades.’

Inanefforttobuildonthatsentiment,anumberofpeople

frombothislands,drawnfromcultural,businessand

religiouslife,metundertheguidinghandofHerGraceThe

DuchessofAbercorntoexplorehowbesttoachievearicher

understandingofhowtomovefromShadowtoShelterin

theongoingrelationshipbetweenourtwocountries.

Strivingtowardsaricherunderstandingisalsogermaneto

theinter-faithworkweareengagedinwiththeCambridge

Co-ExistProgramme.Spring2015willseesomethirty

emergentleadersfromthethreeAbrahamicfaithsvisit

theHousetoworkthroughanextensiveprogrammeof

Tree of Wisdom

Phot

ogra

ph: D

avid

Cla

re

leadershipdevelopmentgroundedinscripturalreasoning.

Theycometogetherawarethattheneedtonurture

wisdomthroughdialogueremainsrelevanttoasociety

whosebrightesthopesforanewmillennium,despite

allhumankind’sprogress,havelostsomeoftheir

sheenwhenfacedwiththerecurringproblemsof

conflict,crime,poverty,andalltheotherdistressing

ingredientsofsocialdysfunctionwhichitisour

dutyascitizensoftheworldtograpplewith

imaginatively,practicallyandpersistently.

Webelievethattheseyoung,emergingleaders,

haveasignalresponsibilitytoexploreanewnotjusttheirown

faithbutthefaithofothersasawayofforgingpragmatic,

positiveandprogressivelinksbetweenthereligionsthatcarry

suchsignificanceinourworld.Itisthroughsuchadeeper

understandingofdifferencethatgenuinewisdomcanemerge.

OneofthefeaturesofanyStGeorge’sHouseConsultationis

theopportunityforourgueststoavailofaprivateguidedtour

oftheChapel.AsofearlyOctoberthisincludesthechanceto

seetheverybeautifulTreeofWisdomsculpturewhichnow

sitsinthewindowoftheEdwardIVChapel.Thispieceinsilver,

glassandwoodistheworkofsilversmithHalMesselandwas

THE GARTER KNIGHTS

7The Companion•ThemagazinefortheCollegeofStGeorge

Phot

ogra

ph: M

ark

Sten

ning

receivedonbehalf

ofStGeorge’sHouse

byHerRoyalHighness

PrincessAlexandraand

theDeanofWindsoron

theoccasionofthe2014

StGeorge’sHouseAnnual

Lecture.Thisyear’sspeaker,

SirClaudeHankesKCVO,

tookashistitle,‘Thereisno

AnswerwithouttheWisdom

ofUnderstanding.’Hislecture

emphasizedtheimportanceofa

placelikeStGeorge’sHousewhere

thepursuitofwisdomcanmakea

lastingcontributiontobettermentofoursociety.Companion

readersmightliketoknowthatthetextofSirClaude’slectureis

availableontheStGeorge’sHousewebsiteat

www.stgeorgeshouse.org

Gary McKeoneProgramme Director

SirClaudeHankes,TheRightReverendDavidConner,HerRoyalHighnessPrincessAlexandra,MrHalMessel

8

Purchased by the

FriendsofStGeorge’sChapel

and Descendants of the Knights of

the Garter, the book was written by

John Marbeck, who served as Lay

Clerk and Organist to St George’s

Chapel from about 1531 to about

1585. Entitled The lyves of holy

Sainctes, Prophetes, Patriarches, and

others, contayned in holye Scripture,

theworkwaswrittenwhilstMarbeck

was living at Windsor and was first

published in 1574. This volume is a

rarefirstedition.

JohnMarbeck,probablythemost

famousmusiciantohaveheldofficeatStGeorge’s,playedasignificantpart

inthehistoryoftheEnglishReformationinadditiontohisroleasLayClerk

andOrganistatWindsor.ItisnotknownwhenhecametoStGeorge’sChapel,

butMarbeckstatedin1550,inaprefacetohisConcordancededicatedto

EdwardVI,thathehadbeen‘altogetherbroughtupinyourhignesCollege

atWyndsoreinthestudyofmusikeandplaiyngonorgans’.Certainlyhewas

livingatWindsorby1531whenhisnameoccursinaninventoryofcollegiate

platedated1May1531;amongtheitemslistedwas‘onesylversponewrytyn

theronJohnMarbeke’.Hisbirthanddeathdatesarenotknown.However,his

son,Roger,whobecameProvostofOrielCollege,Oxford,wasbornin1536

andfromthisithasbeenestimatedthatJohnMarbeck’syearofbirthwasabout

8

ARCHIVES & CHAPTER LIBRARY

Saved for St George’s

InSeptember2014,theArchivesandChapter

Libraryacquiredaspecialadditiontoits

collections:asixteenthcenturyvolume

withacloseassociationwith

StGeorge’sChapel[SGCRBKM.330].

TitlepageoftheJohnMarbeckworkpurchasedfortheChapterLibrary

CoveroftheJohnMarbeckworkpurchasedfortheChapterLibrary

9

1510.Heheldthepositionofchaplainto

LordHastingschantryinWindsorfrom

1571to1585,presumablyasasinecure

sincehewasnotordained,andlast

appearsintheStGeorge’srecordsin

1585.Itispresumedthathediedthenor

shortlyafterwards.

Marbeckisbestknownforhispioneering

work,The booke of Common Praier

notedpublishedin1550,whichsetto

musictheliturgycontainedinthefirst

EnglishPrayerBook(1549);asettingstill

inusetoday.Afurtherclaimtofamewas

hiscloseescapefromdeathinHenry

VIII’sreign.Havingbeencondemnedin

1543tobeburntatthestakeforheresy

withHenryFilmer,AnthonyPierson

andRobertTestwood,Marbeckwon

alastminutereprieveandwasspared

frombecomingoneofthe“Windsor

martyrs”.However,the“greateworke”

whichhewasresearchingatthetime,an

EnglishconcordanceoftheBible,did

notsurvive.Ashelaterlamented,itwas

“takenfrommeandutterlylost”atthe

timeofhisarrest.Undaunted,Marbeck

resumedworkontheconcordance

afterhisreleasefromtheMarshalsea

prison,andthenewversion,when

publishedin1550,becametheearliest

comprehensiveEnglishconcordanceof

theBible.

Marbeck,acommittedProtestant,

referencinghissources,particularly

admirablewhenweighedagainsthis

Chapelduties–singingseveralservicesa

day,composingandcopyingmusicand

playingtheorgan.Amongsthissurviving

compositionsarefourpolyphonicworks,

including‘Avirginandmother’anda

five-partmassofabout1530,hisMissa

per arma justitiae.

Althoughwecannotidentifythehouse

occupiedbyMarbeck–thereissadly

noevidencethatheresidedinno.23

TheCloistersalthoughthehousehas

beennamedafterhim–itisgratifying

towelcomebacktoWindsorawork

compiledherebyafamousmemberof

theCollege.Thankstothegenerosityof

theFriendsandDescendants,itwilljoin

twootherMarbeckvolumesheldinthe

ChapterLibrary:theConcordance(1550)

[SGCRBKM.62]andA booke of notes

and common places (1581)[SGCRBK

M.61]tocommemoratethework

ofthisremarkablemusician,composer

andauthor.

Dr Clare Rider FSA Archivist and Chapter Librarian

The Companion•ThemagazinefortheCollegeofStGeorge

devotedthelateryearsofhislifeto

writingreligioustreatisesandbooks,

manyattackingthePapacy.However,

hisoppositiontotheRomanCatholic

faithdidnotextendtorejectionof

saintsasdemonstratedinThe lyves of

holy Sainctes, Prophetes, Patriarches,

and others,publishedin1574:an

encyclopediaofsaintsandBiblical

worthiesarrangedin“analphabeticall

ordertothegreatcommoditieofthe

Chrystianreader”.Asinhisearlier

works,Marbeckdemonstrateddiligence

andthoroughnessinresearchingand

InitialletterfromJohnMarbeck’sdedicationoftheworktoLordBurghley[SGCRBKM.330]

TitlepageofJohnMarbeck’smusicalsettingoftheEnglishPrayerBook,1550,froma19thcenturyfacsimileeditionbyWilliamPickering

ThetrialandburningoftheWindsorMartyrsfromFoxe’sActsandMonuments.Marbeckwasconvictedandsentencedtoburningin1543butwasreprieved.

10

REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMME

Photograph: Charlotte Manley

Scaffoldingbegantobeerected

aroundandovertheDeanery

inSeptember2013.Since

thenithasprotectedahighly

skilledteamofleadworkers,

carpenters,masonsandothers

astheyfirststrippedbackold

copperandtileroofstoreveal

whatwasbelowandthen

carriedoutrepairsbeforelaying

anewroofinplace.

Afterthecopperroofareahadbeenstripped,damagedtimberswererepairedandanewfiremistsystemwasinstalled.New

fireescapeandsafetyaccessrouteswerecreatedallundertheguidanceofEnglishHeritageandtheexperteyeoftheSurveyor

oftheFabric,MartinAshley,andhisteamsothatthechangeswillnotimpingeontheskylineofthebuilding.Fireseparation

compartmentswerecreatedwithinclearedoutandcleanedroofspacesandbasicwalkwayswerebuiltinsideeachofthosespaces

toallowaccessforfuturemaintenance.ThisworkwasundertakenbyPaulWebbandhisteampriortoleadbeinglaidabove.

Allthisworkhasbeenunderthedirection

oftheprojectmanagerGrahamSharpeand

verygenerouslyfundedbymembersofthe

CanadianBrayFellowship.

WorkinsidetheDeanerywillcontinuefor

thefirstfewmonthsof2015;thentheDean

andMrsConnerwillmovebackfromtheir

temporaryhomeintheCanons’Cloister.

Deanery Update:

The External Works

Aninnovationwastheinsertionoftwosmallcolumnlightwellstoensurethatdaylight

reachedaratherdarkbathroomatthebackoftheDeanery.Thereareseveralsmall

andallbutinvisibleimprovementssuchasananti-insectmeshlaidbehindgutteringto

preventwaspsinparticulargettinginandcreatingdamagebytheirdesiretoconsume

wood.Miss Charlotte Manley, LVO, OBEChapter Clerk

The Companion•ThemagazinefortheCollegeofStGeorge 11

Photograph: Charlotte Manley

Throughouttheprojecttheconsultantarchaeologist,JohnCrook,recordedeverypartofthebuildingparticularlywheresections

ofmedievalwindowordoorarcheswererevealedfrombeneathrender.Thiswillhelpgiveabetterunderstandingofthegradual

developmentofthebuildingsnowknownastheDeaneryastheygrew,changedandshrankoverthecenturies.Stonecarvedcoats

ofarmswerecleanedbyconservatorAnneBallantyneandthenprotectedagainstfuturerainwithleadhoods.Stonearcheswere

cleanedwithpoulticestemporarilyheldinplacewithclingfilm!Newrenderwasputinplaceoverthewallsandthencoveredwith

acarefullychosencolouroflimewashtoallowthebuildingtositharmoniouslybetweentheAlbertMemorialChapelandtheLord

Chamberlain’sstoresbuilding.

MasonryandbrickrepairstookplaceallovertheDeanerytogetherwithsomenewtimbersbeingputinplacewerenecessary.New

sandcastleadwasimpeccablylaidbyPaulWebbandhisteamonmuchoftheroof,insomeareasimprovingdrainagechannelsto

preventfutureleaks.Oneareaofroofrequiredtilesinsteadoflead;thesetileswerehandthrowninSussexandwerepartofthe

finalbatchmadewiththenecessarycolourofclayasthesourcehadrunout.Someextratileshavebeenpurchasedtobelooked

afterbytheClerkofWorkstoeffectanynecessaryrepairsindecadestocome.Followingabatsurvey,thescaffoldingcover

allowedforbatflightpathsandthetileroofincorporatedsomesmallentrypointsforthem.

Phot

ogra

phs:

Cha

rlott

e M

anle

y

Photographs: David Clare, Angelo Hornak, Charlotte Manley, Steve Wakeham

ASPIRATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Havingbeenaskedto

writeaboutaspirationsand

achievementsrelatingto

fundraisingfortheCollegeof

StGeorge,Iwasfacedwith

adilemma.Whichparticular

elementsshouldIhighlight?

Fundraisingforrefurbishmentprojects

hereatStGeorge’sisnotsomething

new.Ratheritisanongoingproject,with

manypeopleinvolvedovertheyears

andmanygeneroussupportersmaking

theworkspossible.Itisimpossibleto

highlightjustoneareaofrefurbishment

orrestorationwhensomanyhave

beenimportant.Ithereforedecidedto

highlightaparticulargroupofsupporters

thathavebeeninvolvedinmanyofthese

projectsandwhocontinuetomake

possibleongoingworks.

TheFriendsofStGeorge’sand

DescendantsoftheKnightsoftheGarter

celebratethe80thanniversaryoftheir

firstjointgatheringduring2015.During

these80yearstheyhavebeensteadfast

supportersofStGeorge’s.Inparticular

theyhavefunded,eitherwhollyorpartly,

manymajorrestorationprojectsand

madepossiblethepurchaseofitemsof

specialinterest.

Justafewofthesearelistedand

depicted;somefromrecenttimesand

somefromdecadesago:

• Restoration of the West and East

windows, including the Angel frieze

• West steps

• Repair of John Davis Clock in the

12

ON-GOING SUPPORT

Curfew Tower

• Restoration of the Chapel Organ and

repainting of organ pipes

• New ramp at the North East Door

from the Chapel

• Dean’s Cloister Garth fountain

• Purchase of The John Schorn Book of

Hours and other manuscripts

• Provision of Altar frontals, copes and

music stand

• Christmas crib figures

• Purchase of the Beryl Dean Tapestries

• Restoration of painted panels of the

“Four Kings”

• Purchase of the Norfolk stallplate

• Restoration of Hastings and

Oxenbridge Chapels

TheFriendsofStGeorge’sand

DescendentsoftheKnightsofthe

GartercontinuetosupporttheDean

andCanonsintheiraimofcompleting

boththecleaningandrestorationofthe

exteriorandinterioroftheChapel(with

itsoutstandingarchitecturalsculpture)

andotherofthemedievalCollege

buildings.TheFriendsare,ofcourse,not

ouronlybenefactorsandyouwillhave

seeninpreviousissuesofthismagazine

theworkthathasbeenmadepossible

totheCanons’Cloisterandnowthe

DeaneryandDean’sCloisterduetothe

supportoftwoparticulargroups,theUK

andtheCanadianBrayFellowships.

Itisnotpossibletonameallofour

benefactorsinonearticleortopinpoint

theirexactreasonforchoosingto

supporttheCollege.Weare,though,

extremelygratefultothemforhaving

donesoandhopethatwemay

encourageotherstosupportthework

andlifehereatStGeorge’sthrough

schemessuchasAdoptaBoss,the

Vertue’sAngelsSculptureFundand

ChoralPartnerstonamebutafew.

MorethanamillionpeoplevisitWindsor

Castleeachyearandthey,too,have

variousreasonsfordoingso.Someare

interestedinhistoricbuildings,othersin

thefactthatitisaroyalresidence.But

whenvisitorsenterStGeorge’sChapel

theyaredoingmuchmorethanstepping

intoauniquehistoricbuilding,theyare

enteringtheheartofalivingcommunity,

aplacewherehumanbeingscelebrate

thecentralprinciplesuponwhichSt

George’sstands:Christianworship,

prayerfortheSovereignandserviceto

thenation.

StGeorge’shasbeenupholdingthese

principlessince1348andwehopethatit

willcontinuetodosoformanycenturies

tocome.Howeverinorderthatitmight,

weneedyourhelpsincetheyearshave

takentheirtollonthefabricofthe

medievalbuildingsoftheCollege.Ifyou

areinterestedinsupportingStGeorge’s

eitherbyjoiningtheFriendsorby

contributingtoaspecificproject,please

docontactus.We

wouldbedelighted

tohearfromyou.

Carol Griffiths Fundraising Manager

Development:T+44(0)1753848885

E:carol.griffiths@stgeorges-windsor.org

Friends Office:T+44(0)1753848723

E:friends@stgeorges-windsor.org

13The Companion•ThemagazinefortheCollegeofStGeorge

Photographs: Charlotte Manley, David Clare

14

FromSeptemberuntilthemiddleofDecember2014an

exhibitionhastakenplaceinDean’sCloistercelebrating

andprovidinganinsightintothecreationofthenew

GrotesquesforStGeorge’sChapel.

TheexhibitiondisplayedtengrotesquesaswellanasexplanationoftheworkandprocessundertakenbytheCollegein

collaborationwithCity&GuildsofLondonArtSchool.

Wehopethatyouhavebeenabletovisittheexhibition.Ifyouhavenotbeenalready,theexhibitioncontinuesuntil18December2014.AnexhibitioncatalogueisavailabletopurchasefromtheChapelShopandwebsite.

TheexhibitionwasmadepossiblethroughtheverygeneroussupportofFredandJeanSharf.Italsoenabled13grotesquestobeinstalledontheexternalSouthNaveelevation.

Wewouldliketothankallofoursupporterswhohaveenabledthecreationofthegrotesquessofar.Ifyouwouldliketosupporttheon-goingsculptureprogrammepleasecontacttheDevelopmentTeamon01753848885.

Imaginative Sculpture

Phot

ogra

ph: C

harlo

tte

Man

ley

15

In1950theReverendEdmundFellowes,Minor

Canon,musicianandscholarpublishedabooklet

fortheDeanandCanonsentitled‘Memoranda

concerningKingCharlesI’.

ThepreviouscenturyA.Y.Nutt,SurveyoroftheFabric,wrotesome

notesabouttheopeningoftheHenryVIIIandCharlesIvaultinthe

Quirein1888.HisnoteswerelodgedintheChapel’sarchivesbut,until

now,havenotbeenpublished.Thesetwopiecesofwritingtogether

withnumerousplans,printsandphotographshavebeenbrought

togetherinanewbook‘King

CharlesI;hisburialandrelicsatSt

George’sChapel’.AdditionallySir

HenryHalford’saccountofthe1813

vaultopeninghasbeenincluded

togetherwithaprologuebyArchivist

andChapterLibrarian,DrClare

Rider.DrRiderdrawsthethreads

ofthevariousarticlestogetherand

bringstotheforetherecentwork

byarchaeologistTimTatton-Brownregardingtheslightlydifferentpositionsofthevaultand

theledgerstoneintheQuire.ThisnewpublicationisavailableintheChapelgiftshopinthe

Dean’sCloisterorviathewebsite.

InahappytwistoffatetheDirectorofMusicwashappytowelcomeEdmundFellowes’

granddaughtertoStGeorge’sforatourofhishomeandtoattendEvensongontheveryday

thatthefinalproofofthebookletwasapproved.Whentheprintedcopieswerereceivedone

wasimmediatelysenttoher,seenherewiththepresentdayChoristers.

New Book ‘King Charles I his burial and relics at St George’s Chapel’

TheReverendEdmondandMrsFellowes ChoristersandFellowes’granddaughter

LedgerstoneinthecentreoftheQuire

15

Phot

ogra

ph: A

ngel

o H

orna

k

16

ST GEORGE’S SCHOOL

Historyisgoingthroughan

interestingperiod.Michael

Gove’sproposedNational

Curriculumcreatedfiery

debateamongstHistory

teachers,mediaandpublic.Themuch-revisedversionforSeptember

2014willallowgreaterflexibilityand

hasaslimmed-downthenumberof

prescribeddatesandfacts.Itstill

representsaradicalshiftinHistory

teachinginthiscountry,albeitastep

closertothePrepSchooltradition.The

syllabusatStGeorge’shaslonginvolved

asystematicchronologicalstudyof

BritishHistory.IntheUpperSchoolour

studentsfollowacoursethatstartswith

theAnglo-Saxonsandendswiththe

emergenceoftheUKasaworldpower.

Therecanbefewschoolswithsuch

enviableaccesstosuchawidespan

ofournation’shistory.TheNorman

Conquestisexploredintheshadowofa

fortressoriginallybuiltunderWilliamI.

Chapelassembliesareheldinabuilding

whichenjoyedunparalleledprotection

fromtheravagesoftheReformation.The

choristersgleefullyrecountthatCharles

I’sheadwassownbackontohisbody

ontheDeanerytable.Theembarras de

richessesoftheHistorystudenthere

maybebestappreciatedbyreflecting

thatevenEtonCollegeisalmosta

hundredyearsyoungerthanus.

Theluxuryofindependencemeanswe

haveasurprisingdegreeofflexibility

indealingwiththiscorechronological

narrative.Thechangingtopicsthat

appearatCommonEntrancemean

delvingintotopicsliketheHabsburg-

Bourbonbalanceofpower,toprepare

WHY STUDY History?

At the 100th anniversary of WWI, we realise the

choices and mistakes that were made...

The enthusiasm ordinary people showed before

WWI was brutally crushed by the scale of

suffering and destruction that followed. The

attitudes changed massively. ‘War is not that

bad’ went to ‘never, ever again.’ If History were

not studied, war might be treated differently.

Henry aged 13

forsourcesworkontheWarsofSpanishSuccession.

Ourscholarshipcandidatesarealsoencouragedtogofarbeyondthestandardcurriculumandengagewithhistoricalissuesonamoralorphilosophicallevel.OursurveyofthecausesoftheEnglishCivilWarwillexamineindividuals,analysepoliticalandeconomicfactorsandevendelveintoMarxistinterpretations,inpreparationforsuchquestionsas‘Classconflictisthecauseofallwars-discuss’whichappearsonscholarshipHistorypapersfromtimetotime.

Youngmindsbringafreshnessofapproachtofundamentalhistoricalquestionsthatcanbeastounding.Here,twoofourstudentsconsideranothercommonscholarshipquestion

“WhystudyHistory?”,usinghistorical

anniversariesmarkedin2014.

ArtworkbyDanielaged12

COMMUNITY News5July-BaptismofMichaelKirbyVidal•3August–BaptismofKieranPaulTurner•

9 August – Marriage of Peter Robert William Duckworth and Megan Jayne Pritchard-Jones • 14 September – Installation of

TimothyTravers-BrownasLayClerkandAdmissionofAlexHamiltonasOrganScholar•19October–MemorialEvensongfor

MichaelBrock•7November–FuneralofPeterDownward•25November–PresentationoftheGarterBannerofLadySoames

17

ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL

This year is the 25th anniversary of the fall of the

Berlin Wall … an incredible feat because it marked the

overthrowing of a communist area, yet it happened

peacefully. At that point people may have thought that

it marked the beginning of worldwide democracy, but

how mistaken were they …

Communist areas like China and Middle Eastern

countries like Iraq are not just going to bow down and

accept the Western way and tradition of life. This is

what the Russian novelist and historian Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn said. Although he

was not a fan of Communism, he recognised it as equal to Western civilisation.

Dylan aged 12

Fromtheseresponses,thecaricatureofPrepSchoolHistory

teachingasWhiggishlyfocussedonBritainseemswildly

inaccurate.Foronething,ourstudentsareintouchwithcurrent

affairsinawayunthinkableonlyafewdecadesago.Yetthesheer

rangeofinformationavailabletothe21stcenturyschoolchild

posesitsownchallenges.Neitherchosetowriteaboutone

particularanniversary:MagnaCarta(1215).Bothchoseworld

events,ratherthanaparticularlyEnglishorBritishone.

Thecelebrationsthisspringtomarktheeighthundredth

anniversaryofMagnaCartawillbeawelcomeopportunityto

reconnectwithwhatusedtobeagloriousmilestoneofWhig

History.Therearemoderntextbooks,ontheotherhand,that

seemperverselyeagertostressthelimitsoftheconcessions

grantedin1215andhowquicklyKingJohntriedtorescindthem.

Theworldaudience2015willattractshouldgivepausetoreflect

onjusthowsignificantsomeofthemilestonesofBritishHistory

havebeeninthedevelopmentofthe

modernworldasweknowit,andperhaps

toreflectagainonthecourseofHistory

teachinginourschools.

Oliver Lomberg

Head of Classics and History ArtworkbyJakeaged12

Phot

ogra

ph: M

ary

Evan

s /

pict

ure-

allia

nce/

dpa

The Companion•ThemagazinefortheCollegeofStGeorge

Theoriginalfunctionofthestallplatewasnottoindicatetheoccupant(thetaskofthehelmandcrest);insteadthestallplatewastoactasamemorialandwouldonlybeerectedafterdeath.However,veryearlyonstallplateswerebeingerectedduringlifetime,andin1522HenryVIIIrevisedtheStatutestostipulatethattheplatewastobefixedwithinayearofInstallation.About180oftheearlystallplatesaremissingasarethe20platesofDegradedKGs.

In1984,MrBillWinterbourneMBE,oneoftheSacristanscompiledacatalogueofthestallplates.TheonlyrecordatthattimewasbyTheReverendEdmundFellowesentitledTheKnightsoftheGarter1348-1939andshortlyafterwardstheplateswereremovedforsafekeepingduringtheSecondWorldWar,andwerenotallreturnedtotheiroriginalplaces.Thisenabledthequicklocationofastallplatetobemade,togetherwithashortbiographicalnote.DuringtheensuingyearsWinterbourneregularlyupdatedthisrecordasnewKnightswerecreated.

In2011DougHardingwascommissionedbytheDeanandCanonstophotographeachstallandthedetailsofeachoftheplatesandvolunteersinStGeorge’sChapelArchivesandChapterLibraryhaveupdatedthetextandindexes.ThewriterhaslinkedthephotographstothetextwithmuchassistancefromVaughnWright.Thisnewedition,printedasalooseleafdocumentofabout300pagesandenclosedinafullcolourbinderinordertobeabletoaddnewCompanionsastheyareappointed,willbeavailabletopurchasefromStGeorge’sChapelShopinearly2015pricedat£60plus£15postageandpackingUK(priceonapplicationforoverseas).Acompactdisk,readableonapersonalcomputerwillalsobeavailableprice£20plus£2postageandpackingUK,£5.50Overseas.Topre-order,contactshop@stgeorges-windsor.orgorwritetoStGeorge’sChapelShop,1ATheCloisters,WindsorCastle,WindsorSL41NJ.

‘Agodsendwhenexplainingthestall

platestovisitors’-BrianDuckett,

ChapelSteward

Colonel David Axson

Military Knight of Windsor

Register of Stall Plates

in St George’s Chapel

ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL

Phot

ogra

phs:

Dou

g H

ardi

ng

ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL

StallSouth21occupiedbySirJohnMajor

StallPlateofSirJohnMajorThestallplateofHenryTudor,DukeofYork,laterHenryVIII(1491-1547).Reigned1509-1547.HewascreatedPrinceofWalesonthedeathofhiselderbrotherArthur.

AroundthewallsoftheQuirethereare

about800stallplatesinscribedwiththe

armsofCompanionsoftheOrderof

theGarter.