Two clerestory windows at the east end of the
choir, adjoining the larger window, have been recently filled with
stained glass in much better taste.
The objections above made may be urged with equal force against the
east and west windows of the south aisle of the body of the fane, and
the west window of the north aisle. The glorious west window,
composed of eighty compartments, embellished with figures of kings,
patriarchs, and bishops, together with the insignia of the Garter and the
arms of the prelates--the wreck gathered from all the other windows--
and streaming with the radiance of the setting sun upon the broad nave
and graceful pillars of the aisles--this superb window, an admirable
specimen of the architecture of the age in which it was designed, had
well-nigh shared the fate of the others, and was only preserved from
desecration by the circumstance of the death of the glass-painter. The
mullions of this window being found much decayed, were carefully and
consistently restored during the last year by Mr. Blore, and the ancient
stained glass replaced.
Not only does Saint George's Chapel form a house of prayer and a
temple of chivalry, but it is also the burial-place of kings.
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