Numerous v,;minor''.alterations aSo being made- at Windsor Castle. Extensive repairs l in the Norman Gateway, Magdalen Tower, and Henry 111. Tower are being undertaken, .and ttno" whole ;of. 'tlio sanitary.i.arrnngementa are being overhauled. ' A new room is being addod to the Saxon Tower, and ,tho Rountt -Tower i.v having another -window fittcdrk'Sir Dighton l'robyn's residence in the No'rman Tower is also - boing altered and new oak iloors are to be placed in all the principal rooniSi Among- the rooms which are .to bo treated in this manner is the one ovor the gateway where Cromwell imprisoned his Cavalier. captives. Some, decorations; also' aro Ito be carried out in'the picture gallery; while the royal library is to be closed for cleaning • and repairs:. Instructions .have been given for many new works in the garden, the principal idea being the erection of a rustic imitation of the hundred steps on the mound of the. Round Tower.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 20, 18 October 1907, Page 10
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