Aerary

Aerary

Aerary is a room in a building that was used to contain something precious, such as treasure. An example is the aerary porch in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, which was built in 1353-1354. It was used as the entrance to a new college being established there by Edward III.

References

* [http://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/tour/tour_aerary.asp St. George's Chapel website]


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