The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . dening—A choice Collection of Exotics—A Remarkable Agave—Her Hothouses—A Description of the Gardens—Borders of Box—Queen Marys Bower—Queen Mary supervises the Works atHampton Court— Her Consultations with Wren--The Buildings delayed by wantof Money and Portland Stone. ENDING the completion of the new State Apart-ments, which in any case could not, even with themost urgent despatch, be got ready for the Kingand Queens occupation for a considerable time,their Majesties were desirous of having a set ofrooms fitted up with all the modern conveni
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . dening—A choice Collection of Exotics—A Remarkable Agave—Her Hothouses—A Description of the Gardens—Borders of Box—Queen Marys Bower—Queen Mary supervises the Works atHampton Court— Her Consultations with Wren--The Buildings delayed by wantof Money and Portland Stone. ENDING the completion of the new State Apart-ments, which in any case could not, even with themost urgent despatch, be got ready for the Kingand Queens occupation for a considerable time,their Majesties were desirous of having a set ofrooms fitted up with all the modern conveniences of thatday, in some part of the old Palace, where they might residein comfort, while superintending the buildings and the layingout of the new gardens. This need was felt especially bythe Queen, who was already greatly attached to HamptonCourt, and who liked to retire to it whenever she could getaway from London, during her husbands long absences inIreland and abroad. Accordingly she fixed upon a building, at one time occupied. 28 History of Hampton Court Palace. [1690 by Queen Elizabeth when princess and under restraint byorder of her sister/ and occasionally assigned to visitors atCourt, but chiefly used as a landing-place from the river,and thence known as the Water Gallery, which, by itsdetached situation, at some distance from the main building,was admirably adapted for the purpose of a temporaryresidence while the new Palace was being finished. It was, therefore, about this time, put into the hands ofthe decorators and furnishers, who soon made of it, under theQueens direction, the pleasantest little thing within doorsthat could possibly be made, with all the little neat curiousthings that suited her conveniences. ^ Here Mary delightedto take up her abode : and her retreat would do credit to anyaesthetic lady of the present day. The decoration of the rooms was superintended by SirChristopher Wren, and included painted ceilings and panels,richly carve
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