The role of Chapter Clerk has been of great importance in the administration of the College of St George since the fourteenth century, but it is a challenge to trace the origins of the role through the College's early records.
A few miles from the Tamar estuary, where Cornwall meets Devon, stands the 15th century Church of St Stephen-By-Saltash. Remarkably, this lovely church has enjoyed a direct connection with Windsor, which has now lasted for a shade over 670 years.
“There is a feeling of profound regret and dismay among those who know and have known St George’s that what is regarded as a unique feature in the beautiful and historical shrine should be interfered with.” This was the opinion ...
The 500th anniversary of Canon John Oxenbridge’s death is on 25 July 2022. He is a man who is best remembered at St George’s for the chantry chapel which bears his name, and the dramatic discovery of his will. But ...
Almost every year since 1948, St George’s Chapel has witnessed the splendid pageantry of a Garter Day procession. The Knights and Ladies of the Order of the Garter walk through the precincts of Windsor Castle for a service in the ...
Dean Wellesley (Dean of Windsor 1854-1882) was known for his tact, pleasant manner socially, and for being a close advisor to Queen Victoria. The first two qualities are shown by his response to a petition written to him by the ...
As Lent draws to a close, we look forward to the celebration of Easter Sunday in St George’s Chapel. Records in the Chapel’s Archives shed light for us on the celebration of this special, holy season hundreds of years ago. ...
March marks the 500th anniversary of Christopher Urswick’s death. Urswick was appointed a Canon at Windsor in 1492, was installed as Dean in 1496, and resigned his position in 1505. During his time at Windsor, he added a new west ...
St George’s Chapel Archives holds a document sealed by King Edward I on 27 February 1281 which confirms the grant of the manor of Godington, Oxfordshire, to Guy Ferrer in exchange for a single rose [SGC XI.P.5]. Ferrer was the ...
On 9 December 1729 two minor canons of Windsor, George Grossmith and Thomas Plumb, were expelled from the College of St George. They had recently raised a complaint against a fellow minor canon, Thomas Bell.