The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . the arch-bishops oratory, the great oratory (this could not be thechapel which is mentioned lower down), clerk of the kitchensapartment, cooks room, chandry, ewry (adjoining to the cha-pel), storehouse, pantry, larder, fountain or aqueduct in thekitchen, great cloister, little ditto; besides other meanerapartments. A rabbit-garden is also mentioned. John Stafford, who succeeded Chichele in 1443, is generallythought to have built the stables which adjoin the palace, fromthe great resemblance, in the brick-w
The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . the arch-bishops oratory, the great oratory (this could not be thechapel which is mentioned lower down), clerk of the kitchensapartment, cooks room, chandry, ewry (adjoining to the cha-pel), storehouse, pantry, larder, fountain or aqueduct in thekitchen, great cloister, little ditto; besides other meanerapartments. A rabbit-garden is also mentioned. John Stafford, who succeeded Chichele in 1443, is generallythought to have built the stables which adjoin the palace, fromthe great resemblance, in the brick-work, to the east and westsides of Croydon palace, known to have been founded by thatprelate: Cardinal Archbishop Morton, about forty years after-wards, erected the present magnificent gateway on the site ofthe ancient one, which was decayed. Archbishop Cranmer was the founder of the large apartmentcalled the stewards parlour; the gallery was built during the shortprimacy of Pole, who is supposed likewise to have erected theremainder of the long pile of brick building adjoining to THOMAS CRANMER LAMBETH PALACE. 183 The succeeding additions appear to have been unimportantuntil the time of Archbishop Bancroft, who claims the honourof having founded the fine and extensive library, and the ser-vants hall. The former was begun in the year 1610, and atthe founders death the whole of the books therein were left tothe use of his successors for ever. Archbishop Abbot bequeathedto it a great part of his books, distinguished by the mark G. the same unlimited manner. The chapel was repaired anddecorated by Archbishop Laud. After the Civil Wars, and in the time of the Commonwealth,when fanatical was united with political fury, it was found thatevery building devoted to piety had suffered more than they haddone in all the rage of family contest. The fine works of art,and the sacred memorials of the dead, were, except in a fewinstances, sacrificed to puritanical barbarism, or to sacr
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