St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Heraldry=== [[File:St Georges Chapel Windsor Castle.jpg|thumb|Interior of the chapel]] After their installation, members are each assigned a stall in the chapel [[choir (architecture)|choir]] above which his or her heraldic devices are displayed. A member's sword is placed beneath a helmet which is decorated with a [[mantling]] and topped with a crest, [[coronet]] or crown. Above this, a member's heraldic [[banner]] is hoisted emblazoned with his [[Coat of arms|arms]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flagmakers.co.uk/blog/history/st-george-s-chapel-banners-of-arms-hand-painted-by-flagmakers/|title=St George's Chapel Banners of Arms Hand-Painted by Flagmakers|publisher=Flagmakers|access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> A [[Garter stall plate]], a small elaborately enamelled plate of brass, is affixed to the back of the stall displaying its member's name and arms with other inscriptions. On a member's death, the sword, helmet, mantling, crest, coronet or crown, and banner are removed. A service marking the death of a late member must be held before the stall can be assigned to anyone else. The ceremony takes place in the chapel, during which the [[Military Knights of Windsor]] carry the banner of the deceased member and offer it to the [[Dean of Windsor]], who places it on the altar. The stall plates, however, are not removed. They remain permanently affixed to the stall, so the stalls of the chapel are emblazoned with a collection of 800 plates of the members throughout history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Companion20-website.pdf|title=Register of Stall Plates in St George's Chapel|page=18|publisher=The Companion|access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page