. A pictorial and descriptive guide to Dublin and the Wicklow tours ... CHAPEL ROYAL—CHRIST CHURCH 59 was completed ini8i4, at a cost of over ;^43,ooo. The interioris rich in Irish oak carving. The arms of all the Lord Lieu-tenants since 1173 are carved in panels around the front ofthe galleries and the sides of the chancel, and continuedin stained glass in the windows. There is a fine set ofsilver-gilt plate here, including a massive alms-dish given byWilliam III in 1693, but these are not shown to the public. The centre of the east window is an old piece of hand-painted glass, very soft and
. A pictorial and descriptive guide to Dublin and the Wicklow tours ... CHAPEL ROYAL—CHRIST CHURCH 59 was completed ini8i4, at a cost of over ;^43,ooo. The interioris rich in Irish oak carving. The arms of all the Lord Lieu-tenants since 1173 are carved in panels around the front ofthe galleries and the sides of the chancel, and continuedin stained glass in the windows. There is a fine set ofsilver-gilt plate here, including a massive alms-dish given byWilliam III in 1693, but these are not shown to the public. The centre of the east window is an old piece of hand-painted glass, very soft and rich in colour, of about the four-teenth century. It was brought from abroad by Lord Whit-worth, and represents in four compartments the trial ofChrist before Pontius Pilate, ist. The Betrayal ; 2nd, Christwith His hands bound standing before Caiaphas, the HighPriest ; 3rd, Christ before Herod ; and 4th, Christ wearinga crown of thorns standing before Pilate on his judgment seat. A large number of carved heads representing the kingsand queens of England, also bisho
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