companion magazine issue 12

ISSUE 12 WINTER/SPRING 2011 £2.80

theCompanionthe magazine for the College of St George

DIARY OF EVENTS

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12 Pentecost

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SundayafternoonstewardatStGeorge’s

Chapelin1957.InOctober2010,he

retiredasCaptainoftheLayStewards.

Thesebarefactsdisguisethenumerous

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years,hehasservedthisplace,andnow

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andhappily.Theyfallintothecategory

of‘acquaintances’and,invariousways,

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communityoftheCollegeofStGeorge

isenrichedbyitsmany‘acquaintances’;

peoplewhowishuswell;whoappreciate

andunderstandwhatwearetrying

toachieve.Theirsupportisnever

contents

1 Welcome

2 AViewfromGarterHouse

4 SirThomasDunne

6 InsideTwoConsultations 8 SustainableScience

10 TheRoyalMews

12 1729GreatHaseleyEstateSurvey

13 SystemaAgriculturae

14 TheWindsorEstate

16 FlowersatStGeorge’s

17 Betty(1931-1994)

17 CommunityNews

18 TheAdoration

WELCOME

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prioritiesistosupporttheHousekeeper

andPersonalStaffinthepreparationand

during‘RoyalinResidence’periods.

Themostinterestingpartofmyjobis

dealingwiththediverseandcommitted

staffwhoworkattheCastle:everything

fromHistorians,Chefs,Doctors,

Librarians,PalaceAttendants,Daily

LadiestoCastlePolice.Iamwellserved

byaloyalandhighlyversatilestaffof

twentywithintheSuperintendent’s

Branch.Itisagreatcredittothemthat

theCastleisalwayspreparedandready

forpublicopeningeachday–thisoften

beingdoneaftertheyhaveworkedinto

theearlyhoursofthemorningonone

ofthemanyfunctionsthattakeplace

intheStateApartmentseachyear.

WithStGeorge’sChapelbeingatotally

independentbodyIamparticularly

pleasedtohaveformedaveryclose

workingrelationshipwiththeChapter

Clerk,herstaffandtheSecretarytothe

Dean.Thisisvitalasmanyoftheevents

attheCastleandChapeloftenneedthe

supportofbothoffices,soitisimportant

weareabletoworkcloselytogetherin

ordertosupportTheRoyalFamilyand

themanyorganisationsthatuseboth

theCastleandChapelthroughoutthe

year.Whatdon’tIenjoy?Coordinating

theparking:arealnightmareattimes

asitinvolvesvehiclesbelongingto

volunteers,residents,staff,gueststo

functions,thoseattendingchapelaswell

asguestsvisitingthevariousresidents

anddepartmentsintheCastle.Ensuring

ourdisabledvisitorshaveaccesstoall

partsoftheCastleisalsoahighpriority

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AlthoughitcameasacompletesurprisewhenIwas,withothers,askedtoconsiderapplying

forthepostofCastleSuperintendentitwasnothingcomparedtotheshockwhenIheardI

hadbeenappointedtothepostbyHerMajestyTheQueen.

AviewfromGarterHouse

Afterafullandvariedthirtyfiveyear

careerintheWelshGuardsthetransition

problemsmyselfandJanehadcoming

fromamilitaryenvironmenttoacivilian

onewereovercomewhenwefound

ourselveslivinginthemiddleofthe

MilitaryKnightsofWindsor,allgave

ussuchawarmandencouraging

welcome.MymovetoGarterHouse,our

eighteenthfamilyhome,alsowentto

showwhatasmallworldweliveinwhen

Ifoundmyselflivingnextdoortoone

ofmyformerCompanyCommanders,

MajorGeneralSirMichaelHobbs,

GovernoroftheMilitaryKnights.I

servedunderhimwhilstpostedtothe

GuardsDepotasaDrillandWeapons

Instructorin1974.

Aftersevenyearsinpostitishardto

describeanormaldayattheCastle–no

dayiseverthesame.AlthoughIalways

trytostartoffeachmorningwitha

walkaroundtheCastlewiththeCastle

Foreman,eachdaythrowsupitsown

challenges,demandsandsurprises.

AstheCastleSuperintendent,and

partoftheMasteroftheHousehold’s

Department,Iamnottheheadofheads

butIamoneofthefacilitatorsinahighly

complexandbusysite.Responsiblefor

manyofthedaytodayaspectsofCastle

lifeIgetinvolvedwithsuchthingsas

security,specialvisits,eventplanning,

communitymatters,cleaningofthestate

apartmentsandthedreadedhealthand

safety.Althoughtherearemanyfacets

totheCastleIamalwaysconscious

thatitisfirstandforemostTheQueen’s

Homeandthereforeoneofmymain

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‘ a great credit to the staff that the Castle is always prepared and ready for public opening each day

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formeandallmanagers.Mygreatcryto

allthosevisitingtheCastleishowever,

comebybusandsavethefussorfarless

straintakethetrain!!Seriously,ifyouare

comingtotheCastlebycarpleasedo

ensureyouarebookedincorrectlyand

thatyouhaveanallocatedcarparking

spacebeforearrival.Bydoingthisitwill

helpreducemybloodpressure!

LivingandworkingintheCastle

canhavegreatadvantagesand

disadvantages.AwalkaroundtheHome

ParkPrivateorwatchingaCricketMatch

attheRHCC,withthemandatorypint

ofbitter,attheheightofsummerisso

special.Theserviceandwonderfulcare

wereceivefromtheCastleSurgery

Staffissuperbandmuchappreciated.

Equally,afterabusyperiodsuchas

EasterCourtorGarterDayitisalways

awelcomerelieftotakeashortfamily

breakawayfromtheCastleandrecharge

thebatteries.Ihavebeenluckytohave

beenallocatedanallotmentopposite

FrogmoreHouseanddespitemytotal

lackofgardeningknowledge,and

withgreatencouragementfromfellow

allotmentholders,Ihavebeenable

toproduceafairamountoffruitand

vegetablesforfriendsandfamily.With

myblacklabradorCleotherearenot

manypartsoftheCastleGroundsor

HomePark(Private)Ihavenotvisitedon

ourlongwalks.Bothlivingandworking

withintheCastlereallybringshome

tobothJaneandIarealsenseofthe

wonderfulhistoryofthisplaceandhow

luckyandprivilegedwearetobepartof

suchaspecialanduniquecommunity.

Wehavemadesomewonderfulfriends

andbothlookforwardtoourfuturetime

attheCastle.

AlanDenmanSuperintendent,WindsorCastle

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THE GARTER KNIGHTS

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Thecourseofmyday

wasquitetransformed

bythepleasureofacouple

ofhourswithSirThomas

oversandwichesinNo6

TheCloisters.

Although supplied with a CV running

into three pages with over sixty

distinguished appointments listed, Iwas

ill-preparedforthepleasureandprivilege

ofourconversation.

Tall,imposing,courteousandsitting

quitelightlytothesignificanceofhislife

andworkwasmyfirstimpressionofhim.

Bornin1933,SirThomasjokedabouthis

onwardjourneytoLondonforamemorial

serviceandhowsomanyolderpeople

becomeawareofthelimitationsimposed

byageandtherealityofmortality.I

discoveredquicklythatherewasa

dispositionandanattitudetopeopleand

livingthatwasbothhumaneandwise.

SirThomasbecamemostanimatedwhen

hetalkedabouthiswifeandfamily.

Takinggreatprideinhistwosonsand

twodaughtersandtengrandchildren,

hereflectedoneachoftheirunique

personalitiesandachievements.He

sharedhismemoriesoftheirearlylives

andwonderedwhatthefuturemight

haveinstoreforhisgrandchildren.There

wasarhythminthelookingbackwards

andlookingforwardsandthiswasdone

withapragmatismandrealismreflecting

deephope,wisdomandconfidencein

life.Isensedaquiet,unfussyfaith.

Wefoundmanyconnections;weboth

sharealoveoftheWelshMarches.Sir

Thomascomesfromthepartoftheworld

whichwasonceastrongholdofRoger

Mortimer,1stEarlofMarchwhowas

aKnightoftheGarterbutwasdoneto

deathatTyburnbyEdwardIII.Hiswife,

Henrietta’s,grandfatherwasaCanonof

StGeorge’s,CanonCrawley.Sheoften

stayedwithhimasayounggirland

rememberstricyclingroundtheCloisters.

HeisburiedintheNorthQuireAisle.The

Dunne’sdaughterMillymarriedRupert

Soames,whosemotherisLadySoames,

LadyoftheGarter.TheirsonJackwasa

pageatSirThomas’sinstallmentin2008.

JackheldthegarteraroundSirThomas’s

legduringtheinstallationwhilstMary

Soameswasoneofhissupporters.Sir

ThomasremembersschoolatEton,

beforegoingtoSandhurstandjoining

theBluesasaprofessionalsoldier.Asa

soldierintheBluesin1957,helinedthe

routeforGarterservicewithLieutenant

ColonelRayGiles,nowaMilitaryKnight,

whentheyservedtogetherinthe

sametroop.

SirThomaswasappointedLord

LieutenantforHerefordandWorcesterin

1977andithasbeenoverthreedecades

asLordLieutenantthathehasengagedin

somuchpublicworkinHerefordshireand

Worcestershire.Inthiscapacityandwhen

laterasChairmanoftheLord-Lieutenants

Associationhehasbeenaregular

visitortotheCollege.Aspatronofthe

arts,asupporteroflocalorganizations,

particularlythetwoCathedralsof

HerefordandWorcester,anencourager

ofcharity,sportandeducationSirThomas

hasgivencountlesshoursofhisconcern

andtime.SirThomashasepitomised

publicservice:theimportanceforallofus

togivesomethingbacktotheplacesand

thepeoplewherewelive.

Muchofthisworkisprettyunheroic,

involvingmanyhoursinthecarand

meetingaverywidevarietyofpeople.

SirThomasreflectedonhiswork

representingTheQueenatvarious

events:andhisrecentregularattendance

atfuneralsofsoldierskilledinaction

abroad.Hespokemovinglyaboutthe

privilegeofinvestingindividualsat

theendoftheirliveswithhonours,but

whowereunabletoattendinperson

aninvestiturefromTheQueen.Sir

Thomasreflectsappreciativelyofthe

pleasureofbeingpartofsomelarge

andverysignificanteventsacrossthose

twocountiesdowntheyears.However

muchofhispublicserviceisunseen

andunsung.SirThomasexpresses

hisgratitudeforalifelivedtothefull

supportedbyhiswifeandfamily,and

astrongsenseofrootednessinhome

andland.However,allofthisservice

hasshapedhisattitudesandoutlook,

givingonethesensethathereisquitean

exceptionalpersonofrealinterestand

delight.

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GRANTED ARMS

Sir Thomas Dunne was granted

Arms in 1996 that encapsulate his

achievements and family.

Hiscoatofarmsisinspiredbyashield

containingawolftogetherwithacrestof

aknotofsnakes,whichwasadoptedby

aWelshfamilyofDwnninlatemedieval

timesandhasbeenwidelyusedin

theinterveningcenturiesbyfamilies

ofDonneandDunn(e),includingSir

Thomas’sforebears.Itwastherefore

madethebasisofthedesignwhenSir

ThomassoughtagrantofArms.Therose

representsLadyDunne.

Hisbannerhasablackbackgroundas

thenameDunneissaidtomeanswarthy.

Theblack-labelledbottleheldbythe

wolfreferstothewhisky-producing

familyofWalker,towhichSirThomas’s

motherbelonged.Thezigzagshapeof

theupperpartgivesaroughimpression

ofaW(forWalker).Thepearsprovide

ageneralallusiontothefruitgrownin

HerefordshireandWorcestershire,Sir

ThomashavingbeenLordLieutenantof

bothcounties.

ColonelDavidAxson

‘ ...epitomised public service:

the importance for all of us to

give something back...

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ChangingOurDietfortheBetter;Some

VisionsofEatingDifferently;Creating

BetterConsumers;WhatCanthe

FarmerdotoHelp?Underneaththese

headings,participantsprobedquestions

rangingfromthechallengeofachieving

highnutritionalvalueinourdietand

sustainabilityatanaffordableprice;

totheneedforfoodeducation

rightacrosssociety.Participants

alsodebatedtheneedforanew

generationofresearcharound

foodandfarmingthatwould

leadtogoodhealthoutcomes,

ifagreementcouldbe

reachedondefining

goodhealthoutcomes.

Itwassuggestedthat

nutritionalpolicyis,at

themoment,agnostic

ofagriculturalpolicy.

Thepractical

requirements

ofcombining

sustainability

withhealth

intheUK

dietmay

requirethat

agnosticismtoshift,

whileprovidinganopportunity

toreconnecttothefoodchainmore

strongly.

Thecombinationofexpertsinhealth

andnutrition,farmers,academicsand

researchers,representativesofNGOs,

businessmenandgovernmentofficials

meantthattheConsultationbenefited

greatlyfromthestimulatingmixof

views,knowledge,experienceand

commitment.

InsideTwoStGeorge’sHouseConsultations

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Food and Health, March 2010

StGeorge’sHouseinitiated

whathasbecomeaseriesof

ConsultationsonFoodand

Farmingasfarbackastheyear

2000.Sincethentherehavebeen

eightConsultations,each

ofwhichhas

tackleda

highlytopical

issue,including

amongothers

theenvironmental

andsocialcosts

ofindustrialised

farming,agriculture

supportandworld

trade;therelationship

betweenproducers,

distributors(including

supermarkets),andthe

consumer;careerprospects

fortherisinggenerationof

farmers;andthesignificance

forUKfoodandfarmingofGM

technology.Foodandfarming

arevitalelementsofournational

lifeanditisameasureoftheseries’

importancethatitcontinuestoattract

veryseniorpeoplewhoareprepared

tomaketimetogivethesetopicsthe

rigorousdebateanddiscussionthey

deserve.

ThemostrecentConsultationtookas

itsthemeFoodandHealth.Guidedby

RichardCarden,aFellowofStGeorge’s

HouseandJamesHaguewhohas

experienceoffoodandfarminginthe

UKandNewZealand,participantsspent

threedaysgrapplingwithissuessuchas

HowWeEatNow–theCaseforChange;

ST GEORGE’S HOUSE

VisionsofEatingDifferently;Creating

BetterConsumers;WhatCanthe

FarmerdotoHelp?Underneaththese

headings,participantsprobedquestions

rangingfromthechallengeofachieving

highnutritionalvalueinourdietand

sustainabilityatanaffordableprice;

totheneedforfoodeducation

rightacrosssociety.Participants

alsodebatedtheneedforanew

generationofresearcharound

foodandfarmingthatwould

leadtogoodhealthoutcomes,

ifagreementcouldbe

reachedondefining

goodhealthoutcomes.

Itwassuggestedthat

nutritionalpolicyis,at

themoment,agnostic

ofagriculturalpolicy.

Thepractical

requirements

ofcombining

sustainability

withhealth

requirethat

agnosticismtoshift,

whileprovidinganopportunity

toreconnecttothefoodchainmore

strongly.

Thecombinationofexpertsinhealth

whathasbecomeaseriesof

ConsultationsonFoodand

Farmingasfarbackastheyear

thentherehavebeen

eightConsultations,each

issue,including

theenvironmental

andsocialcosts

ofindustrialised

farming,agriculture

supportandworld

trade;therelationship

betweenproducers,

distributors(including

supermarkets),andthe

consumer;careerprospects

fortherisinggenerationof

farmers;andthesignificance

forUKfoodandfarmingofGM

technology.Foodandfarming

arevitalelementsofournational

lifeanditisameasureoftheseries’

importancethatitcontinuestoattract

veryseniorpeoplewhoareprepared

tomaketimetogivethesetopicsthe

rigorousdebateanddiscussionthey

ThemostrecentConsultationtookas

leaderstoexplorewaysinwhich

differentreconciliationapproaches

overthelastdecadecouldbeapplied

inpracticetohelpbuildeffectiveand

sustainablepeace.Twodayswerespent

exploringpracticalreconciliationfrom

arangeofangles.Whatistheroleof

justiceintheprocess?Orforgiveness?

Howcanthepastbeaccommodated?

Whatpartcanreligionplay?Howcan

intermediariesbemosteffective?All

thesequestionsandmoreweregiven

fullventwithageneralawarenessthat,

‘ it is a misconception to suppose that reconciliation is a point in time – it is a process: not arriving but journeying; not achieving but learning.

’

InbothConsultations,participants

lefttheHousebetter-informed,better

networked,moreknowledgeableabout

thevarietyofopinionstowhichtheyhad

beenexposedand,crucially,readyto

continuetheconversationsbeyondthe

CastleWalls.

GaryMcKeoneProgrammeDirector,StGeorge’sHouse

FullreportsonbothConsultationsareavailableontheStGeorge’sHousewebsite,www.stgeorgeshouse.org

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Effective and Sustainable Reconciliation, May 2010

InMay2009,LordEamestook

ashissubjectfortheStGeorge’s

HouseAnnualLecture,The

MechanicsofReconciliation.

Takingourleadfromhisthoughtful

reflectionsonreconciliationacrossthe

globe,weprogrammedaConsultation

onEffectiveandSustainable

Reconciliationasawayofbuildingon

thatAnnualLecture.Wewantedto

gettogripswiththepracticalitiesof

reconciliationinpost-conflictsituations.

Oncethetreatieshavebeensigned,the

sound-bitesdeliveredandthemedia

circushasdeparted,whatarethe

practicalitiesofreconciliation?Howcan

itmaderealanddurable?

Inhiswordsofwelcometoparticipants

fromtheMiddleEast,SriLanka,the

USA,SierraLeone,NorthernIreland

andthroughouttheUK,theDeanof

WindsorquotedMichaelLongley’s

poem,Ceasefireinwhichthepoetretells

thestoryofPriammeetingAchilleswho

haskilledhisbelovedsonHectoronthe

fieldofbattle.Theclosinglinesofthe

poemlaybeartheheartrendingdifficulty

ofmovingbeyondconflict,

Igetdownonmykneesand

dowhatmustbedone

AndkissAchilles’hand,

thekillerofmyson.

TheConsultationwasapartnership

betweenStGeorge’sHouse,the

WinchesterCentreofReligionsfor

ReconciliationandPeaceandSt

Ethelburga’sCentreforReconciliation

andPeaceandbroughttogetherleading

thinkers,practitionersandcommunity

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sustainablescience

‘ about preventing the need to use or waste excess energy in the first place.

’

thedemandsforadditionalheating.

Itretainsrainwaterwhichassistsin

alleviatingthethreatoflocalized

floodingbyretaining90%ofthe

rainwateritreceivesandusesthatas

wellasatmosphericCO2tosurvive.It

visuallycreatesnaturalgreenfinishto

thebuildingwhenviewingitthrough

thetreesfromtheterracesaround

thecastleabove.Furtherbenefitsofa

greenroofincludetheencouragement

andincreaseoflocalbiodiversity.

4 Theheavilyinsulatedandairtight

wallscreatingareduceddemandfor

energymeantthattheschoolsexisting

suppliescouldberetainedandsimply

extendedtoprovideservicesforthe

newclassroomarea.Therewasno

requirementforanewadditionalboiler

orelectricalsupplytobeinstalled.

Thisthenwasapracticaldemonstration

thatbycarefuldesignyoudefinitelydo

notneedawindturbineorsolarpanelson

yourroof!

DanLewandowskiLewandowskiWillcox


Doyouneedawindturbineorsolarpanelsonyourroof?Onafairlyregularbasisourclientsnowrequesttheinclusionofapiece

ofrenewabletechnology,suchassolarpanels,inthedesignoftheirnew

buildings.Moreoftenthannotthisisas

aresultofthemediapressureorpersonal

imageandwillalsobethefirstitemtobe

sacrificedwhentryingtocutcosts.

Typicallythecapitalcostsofrenewable

technologiesarestilldisproportionate

toacomparabletraditionalapproach,

butifthebuildingisdesignedandbuilt

correctlyitcanstillbeenergyefficient

withouttheneedfor‘bolton’green

elements.

Sustainabilityisnotaboutinstallinga

50footwindturbineatthebottomof

yourgarden,itisaboutpreventingthe

needtouseorwasteexcessenergyin

thefirstplace.Designinganewbuilding

tobenefitfromnaturalheatandlight

providedbythesuncaninstantlyreduce

theamountofheatingandartificial

lightinginabuilding,makingrenewable

technologiesunnecessary.

Inadditiontothedesignandconstruction,

theuseofsustainablysourcedornatural

materialscangreatlyreducethecarbon

emissionsduringtheconstructionofthe

building.Ithasbeensuggestedthat50%

ofabuilding’slifetimeCarbonEmissions

canbeproducedduringconstruction.

Designinganewbuildingcorrectlywill

thereforenotonlyreducetheenergy

demand,butinsomecaseswiththe

balanceofthermalmassandtheuse

ofawellcoordinatedmechanical

heatrecoverysystem,theneedfor

atraditionalheatingsourcecanbe

removedentirely,meaningthatbythe

useofsustainablematerialsandtheright

orientationandcoordination,avery

environmentallyfriendlybuildingcanbe

deliveredwithouttheneedtobolton

renewabletechnology.ThenewScience

ClassroomsatStGeorge’sSchoolwere

anattempttogetascloseaspossibleto

thatgoalinthecontextofitfittingontop

ofanexistingpoorlyinsulatedbuilding

traditionallyconstructedfortyyearsago.

Nonethelessouraimwastoconstructa

buildingusingnaturallysourcedmaterials

whereverpossible,betteramountsof

insulationthanactuallyrequiredby

BuildingRegulations,airtightdetailing

andcarefuluseofsunlightforheating

anddaylighting.Energydemandshave

beenreducedbyreducingtheheat

demandandtheuseofartificiallighting,

andtherearenorecognisablerenewable

technologiesinuse,becausetheyarenot

needed.

Thelayoutandthematerialchoiceswe

madetypicallyofferedadualsolution

betweenplanningaestheticsanda

sustainablesolution.Thefollowingare

fourexamplesofhowthisworked.

1 Theuseoftimberframeprovided

asustainableandlightweight

constructionthatpreventstheneedto

strengthentheexistingbuildingbelow.

Reducingtheamountofworkrequired

ontheexistingbuilding,reducesthe

constructionperiodandmanmade

carbonproducingmaterialsbeing

used.

2 Theglazedwallinthelobbyspace

betweenthetwoclassroomsreduced

thevisualimpactofenclosingthis

previouslyopenspacewhenlooking

downatthebuildingfromthecastle

andalsoprovidesthesciencemaster

withsomewheretogrowspecimen

plantsandotherbiologyexperiments,

aswellasheatingandlightingthis

spacenaturally.

3 Theuseofalivinggreensedumroof

finishassistsintheinsulatingofthe

roofandtherebyfurtherreduces

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ridingandarethengradedforwhatever

jobtheymayberequiredtodo.Some

havegoneontohaveverysuccessful

careersintheShowingworld.Fouryears

agoTheQueensetupaHighlandPony

studatBalmoral.Fromasmallbeginning

withthemovementofHighlandPony

broodmaresfromHamptonCourt,the

studisnowthriving,andponiesraised

thereareusedforstalkingandtrekking

intheHighlands.Terrycontinuestowork

closelywiththeRoyalStudandtakes

anactiveroleintheponies’progressin

ScotlandaswellashereatWindsor.

SomeofthehorseslivingintheCastle

have,onoccasion,averypublicrole.

George,presentedtoTheQueenby

muckingoutbegineachandeveryday

followedbyexercise.Thatexercisetakes

placenotonlysaddledandriddeninthe

parkbutalsointheindoorridingschool

andthehorsewalker.Thehorsewalkeris

alargerotatingcircularmachineakintoa

giantrevolvingdoorwhichcantakeupto

fivehorsesorponiesatanyonetime.A

teamoffivepeoplekeeptheMewsgoing

supportedbyregularvisitsfromthevet

andthefarrier.

Abreedingprogrammetakesplaceat

theRoyalStud,HamptonCourtwhich

includescarriagehorses,ridinghorses

andponiesofvariousnativebreeds.

Mostofthehorsesandponiescometo

Windsorat3yearsoldforhandlingand

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Terry Pendry & THE ROYAL MEWS

WindsorCastleandtheCollegeofStGeorgehavemanyoverlapping,interdependentandneighbouringcommunities.

Terry Pendry, the Stud Groom and

Manager in charge of the daily running

of the Mews,feelsverymuchpartofhis

particularhumanandhorsecommunity

butalsoappreciateshowitdovetailswith

allotherCastlegroupsincludingthefire

officersworkingnearbyortheteamatSt

George’sHousewhichincludeshiswife,

Sue.ThosewhocalltheRoyalMews

homewelcomemembersofthewider

communityeachChristmasasthecarol

singersmaketheirwayaroundParkand

Castle.Carolsingingandmulledwineare

bothonthemenu.

AswithsomanyotherpartsoftheCastle

thereisaregularrhythmtothedailyand

annuallifeintheMews.Feedingand

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TroopingtheColourwasin1974andhe

stillridesattherehearsalstothisday.

ApartfromtheannualvisitstoHorse

Guardsparadethereareotherevents

intheyearwhenextradutiesandextra

horsesareaddedtothedailyroundin

theRoyalMews.TheRoyalWindsor

HorseShowmeanstheerectionof

temporarystablingfortheKing’sTroop,

RoyalHorseArtillery.Summerbrings

RoyalAscotandthedailycarriage

processiontotheracecourse.Reindeer

arefedlichenintheindoorridingschool

beforeparadingthroughthestreets

ofWindsorintherunuptoChristmas.

Buttherearealsoextraordinaryoneoff

memorablemomentswhichTerryrecalls

asbeingparticularlyspecial;1,000horses

fortheGoldenJubilee,thepresentation

ofGeorgetoTheQueenandthevisitby

theWarHorsetotheMewsareamongst

thoseabidingmemories.

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theRoyalCanadianMountedPolicein

2009,isriddenbyThePrinceofWales

atTroopingtheColourinJune.StJames

isriddenonthesameoccasionbythe

MasteroftheHorse.

Terry Pendry’s riding life began in a rather different way to public duties in London; he fi rst rode, not a horse or a pony, but a cow.

Aged5or6hewaswalkingthecows

homeformilkingathisuncle’sfarm

and,togetherwithhiscousin,decided

thataliftwasbetterthancontinuing

onfoot.Thisexperiencedidnotput

himoffriding,nordidfallingoffapony

calledJennywhenhisfootcaughtinone

stirrup.Theeventcausedhimtoride

withoutasaddleuntiltheageof9.He

becameajockeywhenhewas14and

rodehisfirstwinnerin1966.Buthis

weightwasagainsthimandwiththat

acareerincivilengineeringbegan;an

extensiveknowledgeofbridgesonthe

M5motorwayisnotasubjectonwhich

youmightexpecttofindanexpertin

WindsorCastle.AvisittoHorseGuards

paradewithSuewasthecatalystfor

joiningtheHouseholdCavalry.He

eventuallybecameaWarrantOfficer

RidingInstructorandincludedeventing

andshowjumping,aswellastimein

tanks,inhisarmycareer.Hisfirstrideat

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theRoyalCanadianMountedPolicein

2009,isriddenbyThePrinceofWales

atTroopingtheColourinJune.StJames

isriddenonthesameoccasionbythe

riding life began in withoutasaddleuntiltheageof9.He

THE ROYAL MEWS

colouredplans,beautifullyillustrated

withbordersandcartouches,which

coverdifferentareasofthevillage-

east,south-east,north-east,northand

south-west.Theyareadelighttobehold

anddemonstratetheartisticskillsof

thesurveyoraswellashismeticulous

measurements.Thefinaldoublepage

includesawrittentableentitled‘The

particularsofGreatHaselyintheCounty

ofOxon’whichliststheoccupiersofthe

land,bothfreeholdersandcopyholders,

andanalysestheirholdings.

Themapshownherecoversthesouth-

westofthevillage,delineatingfield

boundaries,identifyingindividualstrips

ofarableintheopenfieldswiththeir

ownersandacreage,andproviding

colouredelevationsofindividual

buildings,includingthechurch,manor

houseandtithebarnonthetop-leftof

theplanwhicharelovinglyportrayed

bytheartist.Eachcloseandmeadow

iscarefullydrawnandthepictorial

representationsofthesmallerhouses,

withhedgedgardens,treesandout-

houses,provideagoodimpression

ofthelayoutofGreatHaseleyinthe

first-halfoftheeighteenthcentury.

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The1729GreatHaseleyEstateSurvey

On20March1478

ElizabethWoodville,Queen

ConsortofEdwardIV,

grantedthemanorofGreat

HaseleyinOxfordshire

totheCollegeofSt

George,togetherwiththe

manorsofBassetsbury

andLongCrendonin

Buckinghamshireand

PyrtoninOxfordshire,and

thefeefarmofthetownof

HighWycombe.

The deed of conveyance is held in the

St George’s Chapel Archives (SGC

X.4.23). Itisafascinatingdocument

withfifteenwaxsealsappended,those

oftheQueen,theChancellorand

thirteenothercourtiersindescending

orderofrank,manyencircledwith

strawplaitstopreventdamage,and

isoneofthefewmedievaldocuments

intheChapelArchivessealedbya

woman.ThesignmanualofEdward

IV(‘ER’)appearsonthetopleft-hand

cornerauthorisingthegrant.Themanor

broughtwithitasignificantincometo

assistinfundingtheconstructionand

maintenanceofthenewStGeorge’s

ChapelatWindsorwhereElizabeth

andherroyalhusbandweretobe

buried.Inacquiringthemanor,the

DeanandCanonstookovernotonly

theresponsibilityforraisingrental

incomebutalsothemanagementofthe

estateuntilitwassequesteredbythe

EcclesiasticalCommissionersin1867.

Amongstthetreasuresheldinthe

ChapelArchivesisavolumeofGreat

Haseleyestatemaps,surveyedand

drawnininkbyWilliamBurgessin

1729(SGCCC11232).Wrappedin

avellumcover,itcontainsfivehand-

SealofElizabethWoodville,QueenConsortofEdwardIV

SignmanualofEdwardIV

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DeedofconveyanceforthemanorofGreatHaseley


HeldintheChapterLibraryareseveral

volumesonagricultureandhusbandry,

animportantsourceofrevenueforthe

DeanandCanons.

One of these, Systema agriculturae by John Worlidge,a

notedpioneeringagriculturalist,wasfirstpublishedin1669

(SGCRBKW.256).Gatheringtogethermanyprogressive

ideasoffarmingandhusbandry,itofferedadviceonthe

latesttechnologicaldevelopmentsandencouragedfarmers

toimproveandmodernisetheirlands,whilstnotdismissing

traditionalcustomsandsayings,includingthewell-known

adage‘redskyatnight…’.Thebookcoveredawiderange

ofsubjects,fromtheplantingandcareofvariousspecies

offruittreetothecareoflivestock;fromthenewest

machinerytotherelativemeritsofdifferentanimalmanures

asfertilizer.Inshort,itincorporatedeverythingagentleman

farmerwouldneedtoknowtorunhisfarmsuccessfully.

EleanorCracknellAssistantArchivist

Localhistorianshavefoundthemaps

invaluableintracingthehistoryof

thevillageanddatingsomeofits

buildings,whilsttheaccompanying

tablesprovideawealthofinformation

fortheeconomicandagricultural

historian.Welearnforexamplethatof

the588acresoflandinGreatHaseley,

215acresaremadeupofopenfields

dividedintostripsfarmedbynineteen

namedtenants,withtheremainder

enclosedbynineindividualfarmersas

arableland(over173acres)pasture

(over149acres),meadow(over39

acres)andwoodland(2acres).Of

theforty-ninecottagersnamedina

furthertable,sevenarewidowsand

one,WilliamHinton,holdsavineyard.

Thispatternoflandholdingprobably

continueduntiltheearlynineteenth

centurywhenaPrivateEnclosureAct,

passedin1820andimplementedtwo

yearslater,ledtotheenclosureand

reallocationoftheremainingopenfields.

DrClareRiderArchivistandChapterLibrarian

Systema agriculturae;The mystery of husbandry discov’red...

DetailfromGreatHaseleyestatemaps

OneofthemapstakenfromtheGreatHaseleyestatemaps

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The Windsor EstateTheviewsfromWindsorCastlecontrastgreatlydependingonthe

visitor’spositionwithinthegrounds.Tothenorththereisapanoramic

viewacrosstheThamesValleywithSloughintheneardistanceandthe

Chilternhillsinthefardistance.

TotheeastthevisitorislookingtowardsthecentreofLondon,butwiththe

eyenearlyalwaysdivertedtowatchingplaneslandatHeathrowairport.To

thewestisamorerestrictedviewlookingacrossthetownofWindsor.Those

visitorswhodecidetolooktothesouthwillbegreetedwiththemajesticview

alongtheLongWalk,leadingtheeyeintothecentreofWindsorGreatPark.

TheviewsareafittingsupportfeaturetotheCastlegivingafeelingofspace

andtranquillityinprovidingtheframeworkforthecentre-pieceofthebuilding.

MyroleasDeputyRangeristomanagethe15,700acreWindsorEstatefor

theowner,theCrownEstate.Astaffof196isneededtomaintainthevarious

enterprisesandtheseoperationsarecentredontheEstateOfficebasedin

theGreatParksomethreemilesfromtheCastleTheestatecanberelatively

simplybrokendownintofourdistinctsections.TheHomePark,whichlies

immediatelytothesouthoftheCastleuptotheAlbertRoad,extendstoabout

700acresandhastobemanagedratherdifferentlytothatoftheremainderof

theestateduetoitsproximitytotheCastleandthefactthatitisasecuredarea

‘My role as Deputy Ranger is to managethe 15,700 acreWindsor Estate forthe owner, theCrown Estate.

’

THE WINDSOR ESTATE


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patrolledbythePolice.

Thesecondarea,andperhapsthemost

wellknown,istheGreatParkitself

whichextendstojustover5,000acres

withlargetractsoflandbeingusedfor

amenitypurposesandavailabletothe

publicforgeneralrecreationaluse,not

leasttheSavillandValleyGardens.

Thethird,asmallerarea,isSunninghill

Parkwhichextendstoaround1,000

acreswithalargetractbeingleased

totheAscotAuthorityaspartofthe

racecourse.

Thefinalfourthareaofnearly7,000

acresistheSwinleyForestwhich

extendsfromSouthAscotrightthrough

toCamberleyatthefurthestsouthern

extremityoftheestate.Whilstthis

lastareaisdominatedbyforestry

enterprises,publicaccessisalso

encouragedwithlargenumbersof

peopleenjoyingwoodlandwalks.

OneoftheEstateslargerenterprisesis

TheRoyalFarms.Thefarmcoversnearly

2,500acresoftheestateandisrunas

acommercialfarmingenterprise.The

RoyalFarmsareatenantoftheestate

withHerMajestybeingtheownerof

thefarmingbusiness.Overthelast

twelveyearsthefarmingenterprises

oftheRoyalFarmshavechangedquite

dramatically.Originallytherewereonly

twomainfarmingenterpriseswhich

comprisedtwodairyherdshoused

withintheHomeParkandtheremainder

ofthelandwasusedasacontinuous

arableoperation.

The catalyst for the change to the current farming operation was the opening of the Windsor Farm Shop

witharemitthatitwouldsellasmany

productsaspossiblefromtheestateand

farm.Toachievethis,itwastherefore

necessarytobringinanumberofnew

enterprisestothefarmtosupportthis

objective.Itprovedverytrickyinthe

earlyyearsoftheFarmShoptoensure

consistencyofsupplyfromthenew

enterprisesbutmanylessonshavebeen

learntandtheFarmsarenowableto

supplyvirtuallyallthevariousmeats

whicharesoldintheFarmShopona

continuousbasisthroughouttheyear.

TheRoyalFarmsManagerandhis

teamofsixnowrunacomplexfarming

operationofsixenterpriseswhich

entailsclosemonitoringandattentionto

detailtoensurethatveryhighstandards

aremaintained.

Theheartofthefarmingisstillthe

Queen’sherdofJerseycowswhichare

housedatPrinceConsortFarminthe

HomePark.TheJerseyshaverecently

movedintoabrandnewdairyunitto

ensurethattheJerseyherdwillcontinue

foraslongaspossiblehereatWindsor.

Thebeefherdwhichwasintroduced

atthetimeoftheopeningoftheFarm

Shopisbasedonasinglesucklingherd

ofSussexCattle.Therearenownearly

700animalsontheholdingandthe

Farmsarenowproudtobetheownerof

thelargestherdofSussexcattleinthe

country.

Inadditiontothebeef,asmallpig

enterprisewasstartedatNorfolkFarm

whichisintheheartoftheGreatPark.

Thisunithasalsobeenverysuccessful

Eachweekthroughoutthe

year,exceptforAdvent

andLent,thereareflowers

attheHighAltar.

Thisinvolvesatriptotheflorist

toselectwhateverisbest(and

cheapest!)followedbypreparation

andconditioningoftheflowers.Oasis

needstobesoakedandpotsfilledand

tapedbeforearrangingcanbegin.Itis

necessarytothinkabouttheseason–

bothfortheflowersandtheChapelso

thatcoloursareappropriateanddonot

clashwiththeAltarfrontal.Itisbestto

workintheearlymorningbeforethe

touristsarriveandcantakeanything

fromthreequarterstoanhourto

complete.

AtChristmasandEastermanymore

arrangementsaredone.Twelveor

solargeonesandatleastfiftytwo

hollyringsfortheQuirecandles.The

flowersfortheseoccasionshaveto

bethoughtoutandorderedseveral

weeksbefore.Infact,theweekbefore

ChristmasandEasterisfullyoccupied

withpreparations.Potsareselectedand

filledandlabelledreadyforChristmas

Eveandtheflowershavetobecollected,

conditionedanddividedintoindividual

bucketsreadyforthearrangers.After

theserviceon23rdDecember,theyare

placedattheirpositionreadyforaction

onChristmasEvemorning.Greenery

isalwaysaproblembutfortunatelyat

ChristmasandEaster,wearealloweda

deliveryfromtheHomeParkandwhata

differencethismakes.

Eachweekdaytheflowersmustbe

checkedandwateredtokeepthem

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lookingattheirbestuntiltheThursday

orFridaywheneverythingbeginsagain.

Flowersarealsorequiredforspecial

lectures,memorialservices,funerals

andsomeweddings.Ontheseoccasions

carehastobetakenfortheflowers

tofitinandnottooverpower.There

havebeentimesofcrisiswhenthe

arrangerwasstuckinaforeignairport

andhadtotakeataxifromHeathrow

inordertogettheflowersdoneintime

–leavinghusbandtofendforhimself

andorganisethecases.However,the

mostembarrassingoccasionwasearly

onemorningwhenitappearedthat

theservicewasoverandIgathered

anarmfulofliliesandrushedintoThe

QuireonlytofindCanonWhitestill

celebrating!Ibackedswiftlyouthoping

no-onehadnoticed.Ihadretreatedto

thePorchofHonour–onlysneaking

backwhenIthoughtthecoastwasclear

whenafamiliarvoicecalledandhanded

measketchwhichhehadjustdone.

Underthedrawingofabodywithwings,

clutchingarmfulsofflowersitsaid‘The

AngelGabrielarrivedtooearly’.

MrsJanHackworth

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lareandnowprovidesalltheporkmeat

whichgoesintotheshop.

Thethirdanimalenterpriseisthe

flockofsheepatBagshot,originally

runin-housebytheRoyalFarms,but

morerecentlyoperatedonashared

partnershiparrangementwithnearly

2,000ewesproducingthelarge

numbersoflambswhichareneededto

supplytheshop.

Oneofthesmallerenterprisesisthe

eggproductionunitwhichisalso

centredatNorfolkFarm.Threechicken

housesprovidefreerangefacilities

fromanythingupto6,000henswiththe

majorityoftheeggsbeingpackedon

thefarmforsubsequentsaleintheshop

Arablecroppingisthefinalenterprise,

althoughtheacreageismuchreduced

towhatitwastenyearsago.Much

ofthework,particularlyharvesting,

strawbalingetc,isnowdealtwith

bycontractors,butanyofthecorn

harvestedisstillstoredonsiteat

RussellsFarmneartheEstateOffice.

TheFarmManagerandtheFarm

SecretaryoperatefromtheCrownEstate

Officeasitisveryimportantthatthere

iscontinuedcloseworkingrelationship

withtheotherestatemanagersasmany

oftheactivitiesoftheFarmshavea

cross-overeffectsuchasconservation

issuesandpublicaccess.

Ihopethisshortarticlegivesatasteof

theworkgoingonwithinthatlandscape

whichisonviewfromthesouthofthe

Castle.Whilstitmaylookrelatively

natural,itisaman-madecreationand

itistheroleoftheCrownEstateteam

andtheEstatetenantstocontinueto

maintainittothebestofourabilityfor

theenjoymentofcurrentandfuture

generations.

PhilipEverettLVO

DeputyRanger,WindsorGreatPark

IliketothinkthatBettystillspeakstous

inher‘matteroffact’way.Shereminds

usthattheCollegeismadeupofpeople,

andthebuildingsaretheresimplysothat

wecanbestfulfilourcommoncalling.As

weworktofindthemoneyto‘payour

way’weneedsomeofthatspiritwhich

saysthatwhatreallymattersisthat,

underGod,wesharelifeinfellowship.

WhenitbecamecleartoDavidthat

hehadfoundhisnicheasaSacristan

andtheVirger’spostwasnotforhim,

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Outsidethenorthdoorof

StGeorge’sChapelthereis

agraveslabbeneathwhich

arethemortalremainsof

‘Betty(1931-1994)’.

Betty, the wife of a then Sacristan

David Wetherill, worked for the Royal

Household in the kitchens. Itmay

seempuzzlingtoustodayhowher

ashesweregivensuchanapparently

privilegedrestingplace,butatthetime

ofherdeathitseemedtobeentirely

appropriate.Bettywasaspecialperson;

honest,kind,warmandgeneroustoo,

havingthatnortherngiftofnotstanding

onceremonyandyetgavewhomsoever

shemetthesameaffectionaterespect.

Itwouldhavebeenveryhardnotto

loveBetty.AssheandDavidwere

approachingretirement,therewassome

anxietyaboutwheretheycouldafford

tolive.Iexpressedmyconcern,‘Ehluv,’

shesaid,’Idon’tmindifit’satentsolong

asDavidandIaretogether.’

Atatime,whenquiterightly,weare

concernedtosecurethefinancial

stabilityoftheCollegeanditsbuildings

Sharing life in fellowship

heannouncedinhisinimitablestyle,

‘Fathers,Iwouldratherbeadoorkeeper

intheHouseoftheLord,thantodwellin

thetentsofungodliness!’which,also,is

somethingto‘thinkon’!

TheReverendCanonJohnWhiteLVOCanonTreasurer

Photograph: David Clare

EverymorningoneofthepriestsoftheCollegeascendsthestairsfromtheVestryandenterstheante-room,sometimesknownastheQueen’sCloset,toKingEdwardIV’sChantryChapel,inordertovestforHolyCommunion.Thechestonwhichthechasublelaysfacesthesouthwindowoftheroomandthere,inthemiddleofthewindowcanbeseenanimageoftheAdorationoftheKings.Thisisoneofseven17thCenturyFlemishglasspanels,andithappenstobethelatest,installedinthe18thCentury.TheChapterActsforApril81782saythatDrLockmanwasempoweredwithMrEmblintoprovidewainscotingfortheQueen’sClosetandtoornamentthewindowswithpaintedglass.Littleelseisknownoftheglass,

ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL

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apartfromwhatonecansee–threeKingsbeforeOurLord,oneonbendedkneepresentinghisgiftofgoldtothechild,whoconsequentlyblessestheking;anolderJosephstandsrespectfullynearbywithhatremoved,andtotheleftasecondgroupofpeopleentersthestable.

Thissceneoftheadorationisafamiliaronetomany,notleastatthistimeofyearwhen,inschoolsupanddownthecountrychildrenarepreparingfortheirnativityplays,where,justlikeinthepaintedglass,offeringsofgoldfrankincenseandmyrrhwillbemade;recreatingthelongjourneymadebythethreekingstooffergiftsandthanks,tocelebratethebirthofChrist.

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Christmasdinnerandwetrynottoforgetthoselastgifts.Atthisbusytimeitiseasytoforgetwhywearedoingallofthesethings.WearepreparingtocelebratethecomingofOurLord,borninalowlystablesurroundedbycattle,whereheisgreetedbypeoplewhohavetravelledfartowelcomehimintotheworld,bearinggifts.

IliketothinkitappropriateasthepriestvestsinthemorningandpreparestomakethatdailyactofworshipandrememberthegreatestofferingChristmadeforhispeople,thathecanlookupandseeintheimageinthepaintedglass,thethreeKingswelcomingOurLordintothisworld,andmakingtheirhumblebutsincereoffering.

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