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Windsor Castle

Encouraged by favourable reviews of his work in January 1860, Wilson decided to broaden his portfolio and ventured into England with his camera. The subjects Wilson photographed included the streets of London, cathedrals, ships, Stonehenge and other famous landmarks. Wilson’s continuing royal patronage meant that Windsor Castle presented an obvious subject for his English portfolio.

This view (left) was taken from inside Windsor Castle’s precincts, showing the Middle Ward area. St George’s Chapel stands on the left with the Round Tower dominating. On the right is King Henry III’s tower and the Military Knights’ lodgings. Various subjects are placed at intervals to guide the viewer’s eye through the image: a man stands with a girl in the foreground and in the middle ground there is a horse and cart, with the Round Tower in the background. 

The second photograph shows the North Terrace of the castle in the background, taken from Romney Island with the cut leading to Romney Lock in the foreground. The railway line visible was opened on 1 December 1849, connecting Windsor with London. Queen Victoria generally preferred her Highland retreat to Windsor, writing on 17 October 1857 that she awoke in Windsor to a ‘dense, wet, hot fog! What an unpleasant contrast to our dear Highlands!’

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