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On 20 November 1992, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and one of the official residences of the British monarch. The castle suffered extensive damage and was fully repaired within the next five years at a cost of £36.5 million, in a project led by the conservation architects Donald Insall Associates .
Nov 20, 2022 · On November 20, 1992, a fire broke out at Windsor Castle. The flames took 15 hours to contain, and by the time it was extinguished, the blaze had consumed 115 rooms in the historic royal...
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Oct 28, 2022 · On November 20, 1992, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle that burned for 15 hours and caused about $47.5 million worth of damage.
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What caused the Windsor Castle fire in 1992 and how was the castle rehabilitated? Find out the details of this disaster seen in The Crown and part of the Annus Horribilus.
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On 20 November 1992 a fire broke out in Windsor Castle. It destroyed 115 rooms, including nine State Rooms. How the fire started. The fire started in Queen Victoria's Private Chapel, where a faulty spotlight ignited a curtain next to the altar. Within minutes the blaze was unstoppable and had spread to St George's Hall next door.
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The 1992 fire at Windsor Castle was caused by an electric bulb too close to a curtain in the Private Chapel, which occupied a space at the east end of St. George's Chapel.
