From Windsor to Westminster: Cyril Dams Remembered
The approach of King Charles III’s coronation seems a good time to recall a former minor canon of Windsor who played a ceremonial role at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in June 1953.
Category: Canons of Windsor
Archives at War
At Windsor, the Second World War is represented in the archives by some documents about air raid precautions, and discussions about what to do if the alarm sounds during a service. The Chapter Acts show the difficulty of keeping the ...
The Travelling Expenses of John Oxenbridge
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 ...
The king’s grandson
Lord James Beauclerk, a grandson of King Charles II and Nell Gwynn, was appointed Canon of Windsor in 1738. Surviving records in the Archives give some insight into his standard of living here and his roles in Chapter.
Charles Sunnibank, Canon of Windsor and Rector of Great Haseley
CAROLUS SUNNIBANK S.T.D. HUJUS ECCLESIE RECTOR WINDSORIENSIS CANONICUS QUOD MORTALE HABUIT HIC DEPOSUIT 14 OCT. 1638 VENI CITO DOMINE JESU.(Charles Sunnibank D.D. Rector of this Church, Canon of Windsor, laid down here his mortal body 14 Oct 1638. Come quickly, ...
A Canon on Trial
On 10 September 1561, Richard Bruerne [Bruarne] (1519-1565), Canon of Windsor, stood trial before the Queen’s Visitors. The written statements of depositions given by members of the College of St George survive in the Chapel Archives [SGC XV.58.9*]
A Careless Candle
Canons’ Cloister contains some of the oldest buildings still standing within Windsor Castle and they require regular care and attention to keep them in good condition. At present a team is working hard on the refurbishment of one of the ...
Warm hands, warm heart
In 1620, Dr Robert Chaloner a Canon of Windsor, wrote his last will and testament. To the Dean and to his fellow Canons, he granted 'to each a paire of gloves as a token of my love.'
Preventing the Plague at St George’s
‘What numbers…breakfasted in the morning with their living friends, and supped at night with their departed friends in the other world!’[1] So runs Boccaccio’s description of the infectious plague now commonly known as The Black Death, which decimated Europe from ...
Alec Vidler: master of theological midwifery
Alec Vidler, who was a canon at Windsor from 1948 to 1956, enjoyed an interesting, influential, and sometimes controversial career in the Church of England spanning more than four decades. His name may not ring so many bells today, but ...