A SHORT ACCOUNT OF KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL

_LONDON AGENTS_

SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO. LTD.

[Illustration: OUTSIDE]

A SHORT ACCOUNT

OF

KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL

BY

W. P. LITTLECHILD

(CHAPEL CLERK)

_SECOND EDITION_ _With Illustrations_

=CAMBRIDGE:= W. HEFFER & SONS LTD. 1921

Preface to Second Edition

THE success which has attended this little work from its first appearance, and the approval with which it has been received prompts me to issue a second and revised edition.

Regret has been expressed by some, that I omitted to give a description of all the windows, and that there were no illustrations in the first edition. This I have endeavoured to remedy by giving the subjects of all the windows (with here and there a special note) and inserting some pictures of the Chapel both inside and out, also the arms and supporters (a dragon and greyhound) of Henry VII, crowned rose and portcullis, from the walls of the ante-chapel and the initials H.A. from the screen.

I am indebted to Messrs. Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Ltd., 1 Amen Corner, London, for the loan of the blocks of the former, which appeared in the late Sir William St. John Hope's book _Heraldry for Craftsmen and Designers_. The latter, together with three photographs of the Chapel, were specially taken for me by Mr. A. Broom. I wish also to thank the Provost of Eton, Dr. M. R. James, for permission to use some part of his description of the windows. I am also indebted to Mr. J. Palmer Clark for leave to reproduce the photograph of the ship in the window on the south side. I am also grateful to Mr. Benham and Dr. Mann for their assistance in compiling the lists of Provosts and Organists. I have again to thank Sir G. W. Prothero, Honorary Fellow of the College, for reading through the manuscript and proofs of both editions and for his valuable suggestions. In conclusion, I would ask for the kind indulgence of my readers for any errors that may be discovered in this little book, and shall be glad to have them pointed out to me.

W. P. L.

CAMBRIDGE, ST. JAMES' DAY, _July 25, 1921._

Illustrations

OUTSIDE _Frontispiece_

PAGE

LOOKING EAST FROM PROVOST STALL _face_ 4

THE SCREEN FROM WEST END 8

SHIP WINDOW 11

Table of contents (by pages)

• 1: A Short Account of King's College Chapel
• 2: 2 It was to consist of a Provost
• 3: Executed in 1512 and the following years
• 4: Above we see the long fan traceried arch
• 5: Barnard Flower died between July 25
• 6: The offering of Joachim and 2
• 7: Christ mocked and blind folded
• 8: Disciples on the way to Emmaus
• 9: Peter and the Apostles 4
• 10: Divided by a transom into two tiers
• 11: And the woodwork round the chancel was finished in 1911
• 12: It was removed to the Library in 1774
• 13: Harrises organ having been removed
• 14: Illustration ROSE AND PORTCULLIS
• 15: Who is buried in the second chantry from the east
• 16: The fourth brass is in the next chantry toward the east
• 17: The fillet round not being visible
• 18: 1627 1671 thomas tudway