Архитектурные шедевры Великобритании. Рябцева Е.В. - 45 стр.

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which the corporation have the power of holding general Quarter Sessions, and of trying all petty offences, and
in some cases felony.
The town is governed by a mayor and thirty brethren, ten of whom have the title of aldermen, and out of
these the mayor and justices are annually chosen; three benchers, and sixteen burgesses; from the Latter, two
bailiffs are elected at the same time the mayor and justice are. Besides these there are a high steward, chamber-
lain, under steward, town clerk, sergeant at mace, and the usual subordinate officers. This borough has two rep-
resentatives in parliament, who at present are the Earl of Mornington, and William Grant, Esq. The Town of
Windsor consists of six principal streets – Park Street, High Street, Thames Street, Peascod Street, Church
Street, and Castle Street. The less considerable streets are Butcher Row, lately called Queen Street, St Alban's
Street, formerly named Fish Street, Sheet Street, George Street, Beer Lane, now called Red Lion Street, and
Datchet Lane. The six first mentioned are all of them well disposed, paved and lighted, in the same manner as
London, by virtue of an Act of Parliament passed in 1769.
The streets and lanes last named, are but partially lighted and indifferently paved; but as the buildings, and
consequently the rates, are constantly improving, there is reason to hope that those will be rendered more com-
modious.
The Guildhall, which is situated in the principal part of the town, was erected in the year 1686, from a de-
sign by Sir Thomas Fiddes, Surveyor of the Cinque Ports, at the expense of £2006 and was paid by the Corpo-
ration, except the sum of £680 which was presented by several gentlemen.
This is a handsome structure, supported with columns and arches of Portland stone. The hall or room, in
which the corporation meet for the dispatch of the business of the borough, is spacious and well adapted for the
purpose; and was in 1787, greatly improved by altering the construction of the windows, and substituting mod-
ern sashes in lieu of common quarries. It is adorned with the portraits of James I, Charles I, Charles II, James
II, William III, Queen Mary, Queen Anne, George, Prince of Denmark, Prince Rupert, Archbishop Laud, Theo-
dore Randue, Esq., The Earl of Nottingham, Lord Admiral in the year 1688, Governor of Windsor Castle, and
High Steward of the Borough, etc. In 1707, the Corporation, from their regard to Queen Anne, who constantly
resided at Windsor during the summer season, erected in a niche at the north end of this structure, the statue of
that princess, vested in her royal robes, with the globe sceptre in her hands. Underneath, in the frieze of the en-
tablature, is the following inscription in letters of gold.
Anno Regni fui VI.
Dom. 1707.
Arte tua, sculptor, non est imitabilis
ANNA
ANNAE vis similem sculpere. Sculpe
deam.
S. Chapman, Praetore.
And in a niche on the south side, is the statue of Her Majesty's royal consort, Prince George of Denmark, in
a Roman military habit. Underneath is the following inscription:
Serenissimo Principi
GEORGIO Principi Daniaee,
Heroi Omni feculo venerando.
Christophus Wren, Arm.
Posuit MDCCXIII.
In English thus: ‘To the most serene Prince George, Prince of Denmark, and a hero to be revered in every
age. Christopher Wren, Esq. erected this statue, 1713’.
The parish church, which is commodiously situated on the East side of the High Street, is a spacious an-
cient ill-built fabric, the pews being so constructed and appropriated, as to exclude a majority of the inhabitants
from attending Divine Service. However it is to be wished, as His Majesty has been graciously pleased to pre-
sent the parish with the organ, removed from St George's Chapel, they will approve themselves worthy of the
royal benefaction, by adopting such measures as shall most eligible to remove the general complaint already
intimated. It has a ring of eight bells, two of which were given by Lord Marsham, Cofferer to Queen Ann, who

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