The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . The Kings Guard Chamber. 28 feet high, is curiously decorated with old arms, so arrangedby a common gunsmith named Harris, who had decoratedthe Guard Chambers at the Tower and Windsor in thisfashion. Harris, we are told,^ received a pension from theCrown for his ingenuity. The arms are exactly 3,141 in number. Facing the door ^ Wrens Parentalia^ p. 326. ^ Apdles Britanniciis^ I74i- 1699] The Kings Guard Chamber, 89 are three trophies of five drums each, fixed between theupper circular windows of the half-storey and the lowerwindows. The lowe
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . The Kings Guard Chamber. 28 feet high, is curiously decorated with old arms, so arrangedby a common gunsmith named Harris, who had decoratedthe Guard Chambers at the Tower and Windsor in thisfashion. Harris, we are told,^ received a pension from theCrown for his ingenuity. The arms are exactly 3,141 in number. Facing the door ^ Wrens Parentalia^ p. 326. ^ Apdles Britanniciis^ I74i- 1699] The Kings Guard Chamber, 89 are three trophies of five drums each, fixed between theupper circular windows of the half-storey and the lowerwindows. The lower part of the other walls are panelledwith oak to about 15 feet in height ; the upper part is. William Dutch Guard in the Guard Chamber. divided into sixteen compartments, flanked by oak these compartments are trophies of muskets, pistols,pikes, and bayonets, ingeniously arranged in stars, chequer-work, circles, and ovals ; in the centre of some is Medusashead, of others Jupiters thunder, and other devices. The 90 History of Hampton Court Palace. [1699 number of weapons is: 616 muskets, 180 spears, 82 hal-berds, 791 plug bayonets, 96 pouches, 6 helmets, 4 cuirasses,2 horse-face fronts, 200 swords, 130 sword-blades, 16 drums,2 1 drumsticks, 168 pikes, 629 pistols, and 200 bandoleers. Over the fireplace are Williams arms, cypher, and crown,all carved in walnut-wood. Opposite the fireplace areeighteen halberds for the Yeomen of the Guard, who usedto sit here in old days. The success of Wrens State Apartments, only stimulatedhim to aim at still further dignifying what was intendedto be henceforth the chief residence of the sovereigns ofEngland ; and, accordingly,
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