The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . neglected and inaccessible: for instance, the Horn Room,between the Great Hall and the Great Watching Chamber,where the old staircase, which leads to Wolseys kitchens,and up which the dishes were brought for his banquets, hasbeen uncovered and revealed. * Cardinal Wolseys Closet,also, which we described at length in our first volume,^ hasrecently been restored, and was opened to the public lastyear. In the meanwhile, much has been done in repairing,cleaning, and rehanging the tapestries; and there is now inhand the repairing of the stone orn
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . neglected and inaccessible: for instance, the Horn Room,between the Great Hall and the Great Watching Chamber,where the old staircase, which leads to Wolseys kitchens,and up which the dishes were brought for his banquets, hasbeen uncovered and revealed. * Cardinal Wolseys Closet,also, which we described at length in our first volume,^ hasrecently been restored, and was opened to the public lastyear. In the meanwhile, much has been done in repairing,cleaning, and rehanging the tapestries; and there is now inhand the repairing of the stone ornamental carving on theexterior of the building. Last year, Henry arms,over the archways in the first two courts, were most excel-lently restored by Mr. Ruddick, who carefully preserves thesmallest fragment of the old work, and pieces the new on to itso well, that it is impossible to detect the difference between See vol. i., p. 180. p. 53. 1882] Fttrther Improvements a7td Restorations. 393the old and new. At present the same skilful artist is. 394 History of Ha^npton Court Palace» [1882 Palace—a work undertaken only just in time, as the olddesigns were fast being obliterated altogether. We may take this opportunity of observing that the pre-sent total annual cost of maintaining Hampton Court Palace,and the detached buildings within the manor, is ^8,700—the chief charges being: salaries and allowances, about 1,300; police, £]Jo\ fuel, lighting, and water, 1,200;and repairs and maintenance, about £^,000—in which lastsum, besides the wages of workmen and the cost of material,are included such charges as sewerage, cleansing, drainage,expenses for fire prevention, heating apparatus, camp-shedding for the river, &c. The cost of keeping up theGardens is annually ;^2,200—salaries and wages being;^252 ; police and keepers, ^257 ; and maintenance, ^1, Park costs about ^3,000. CHAPTER XXVII. QUEEN VICTORIA—FIRES AND FIRE PRECAUTIONS ANDAPPLIANCES AT HAMPTON CO
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