to the canopies.
The Organ was the last instrument built under the direction of Mr. Henry
Willis--Father Willis--and its construction was superintended by Sir
Walter Parratt. The outside pipes are made of spotted metal, and the
organ has three manuals. The Pulpit was put in later standing at the
North-West end of the Choir it is visible to the whole congregation.
The Dome was constructed in a way, hitherto probably untried in Europe,
it was built without centering, on a principle of interlocking blocks of
terra cotta. The outside is of timber covered with copper; inside on the
lower part with a gold background are mosaics of sixteen angels. They
are slightly over six feet high, and are represented as playing musical
instruments; their wings cross one another and give a fine pattern of
colour. In the pendentives are seated figures of the four Evangelists.
These were all worked, not from the back as is usual, but from the face,
and each was fixed on the vault bit by bit.
[Illustration: JAMES CARR.]
[Illustration: THE CHAPEL DOME.]
The glass has special interest. The East Window contains subjects from
the Life of our Lord, and the South Transept Window contains figures of
James Carr, Edward VI, Josias Shute, Archdeacon Paley, the Headmaster
and Mr. Morrison. The Clerestory Windows contain in groups of threes,
Christian worthies of various times.
NORTH SIDE. SOUTH SIDE.
1. MARTYRS. 4. WARRIORS.
Sir Thomas More. Sir Philip Sidney.
King Edmund. King Alfred.
Bishop Latimer. General Gordon.
2. DIVINES. 5. MISSIONARIES.
John Bunyan. Henry Martin.
John Wycliffe. Columba.
John Wesley. Livingstone.
3. TEACHERS. 6. POETS.
Alcuin, of York. Milton.
William, of Wykeham. Caedmon.
Arnold, of Rugby. Tennyson.
The West Window was designed by the Architect, and is a very curious
representation of the Creation, full of daring colour. The roof and part
of the walls are decorated with sgraffito work. The Chapel was opened
for use on October 4, 1901, by Dr. Warre, Headmaster of Eton, and
dedicated by the Bishop of Ripon, and has since been regularly used for
services on Sunday.
The generosity of Mr. Morrison did not stop with the Chapel, but at the
same time he constructed a fine stone Pavilion at the
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