Windlesora 24

Published

Published in 2008


Front Cover

Windlesora 24 (2008)

The picture on the front cover is Windsor Castle by Canaletto which was finished in 1747. It normally hangs in Alnwick Castle in Northumberland and is reproduced courtesy of The Estate of the Duke of Northumberland.


Contents

Canaletto and the Mysterious Mr Crowle (*)Hester Davenport
Kipling Building – from College to Cakes (*)Barbara Mitch
Holy Trinity Church – Why was it built? (*)Brigitte Mitchell
The Sad Tale of Maria – Debunking another Windsor Myth (*)Pamela Marson
Archaeological Discoveries – St Leonard’s Hill, Windsor in 1705-1720 (*)Geoffrey Try
1937 – Windsor’s Two Months of Majesty (*)John Handcock
1947 Presenting the Bouquet – to HRH Princess Elizabeth (*)Valerie Mason
Unfit for Occupation – Windsor barracks in the early 19th century (*)Brigitte Mitchell
The Bridge at Windsor and its Masconic Dedication Ceremony (*)Elias Kupfermann
The Church of St Peter and St Andrew, Old Windsor (*)Margaret Gilson
Soup Recipe for Charitable Institutions (*)Sue Ashley
Book Review: ‘A Party Fit for Heroes’ by Derek Hunt & John Mulholland (*)
Articles marked with a (*) then the full article available online by clicking the link.

Suggestions for contributions to Windlesora are always welcome; brief guidelines for those wishing to write articles and for those who wish to submit on disc or by email may be obtained from the Editor at editor.windlesora@gmail.com. The Group is always interested to receive local material especially old photographs, letters, diaries and similar material.


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