Our sketchy tour of Windsor Castle has hitherto been told in visits far
between, perhaps, if not few, for the interesting character of the whole
fabric.[1]
The present Cut includes the North-east view, a picturesque if not
important point. The reader will remember, if he has not enjoyed, the
splendid terrace on the north; this is now continued on the eastern side.
The fine tower at the eastern end of the north terrace, (at the angle,) is
_Brunswick Tower_, with a projecting bastion in its front containing the
apparatus for heating the orangery, with rooms for the attendants; it is
octagon shaped, and has a most commanding appearance, the height being 120
feet above the level of the terrace.
A staircase turret communicates with the apartments, the principal one
being appropriated as a private dining-room by the late King, while the
larger apartments on the east front were reserved for splendid
entertainments. In a central position between the state dining-room and
St. George's Hall is a music saloon, in which is placed a fine-toned organ.
A communication has been effected between Brunswick Tower and the state
apartments by a corridor terminating at the King's Guard Chamber, where a
new tower, named after George the Third, has been erected: the principal
window is extremely large, and divided by Gothic tracery into several
compartments, producing a noble and cathedral-like appearance.
Beneath the Castle, in the Engraving, are seen the wooded slopes of the
Little Park, the "green retreats" of Pope, where
----Waving groves a checker'd scene display
And part admit, and part exclude the day.
*** The friendly suggestion of our Correspondent, G.C. (Windsor Castle)
shall be considered.
[1] For Views of Windsor Castle, with the late renovations, see the
following Numbers of the _Mirror_:
No. 292, George the Fourth's Gateway, South and East Sides.
Long Gallery.
No. 437, Bedchamber in which George IV. died.
No. 444, Private Dining Room.
No. 486, George IV. Gateway, from the interior of the Quadrangle.
No. 488, St. George's Chapel.
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