Stained Glass Window at South Yarra Melbourne Grammar School Anglican Chapel of St. Peter
Domain Road, Melbourne, MELBOURNE CITY
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Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements
Stained Glass Window at South Yarra Melbourne Grammar School Anglican Chapel of St. Peter - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements
Argus, 22 December 1903, p.5; Church of England Messenger, 5 January 1894, p.4; 1 December 1902, p.160; 21 September 1906, p.223.
Stained Glass Window at South Yarra Melbourne Grammar School Anglican Chapel of St. Peter - Memorial Window Subject
The Martyrdom of St. Alban
Stained Glass Window at South Yarra Melbourne Grammar School Anglican Chapel of St. Peter - Memorial Window Text
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Stained Glass Window at South Yarra Melbourne Grammar School Anglican Chapel of St. Peter - Memorial Window Inscription
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Memorial Window Description & History
Stained Glass Window at South Yarra Melbourne Grammar School Anglican Chapel of St. Peter - Memorial Window Description & History
The first mention of a memorial window to eight Old Melburnians who died in the Boer War was in late 1902 and early the following year the Church of England Grammar School's council elected a committee to undertake the task. The pre-eminent London firm of stained glass artists, Clayton & Bell, was asked to prepare suitable designs for flankng windows to complement the central east window of the Chapel of St. Peter that had been given by Mr. ET Staughton in 1894, also by Clayton & Bell. The subjects chosen were appropriate: The Martyrdom of St. Alban as the Boer War memorial and The Venerable Bede as a memorial to Professor Morris, Head Master 1875-1882. The two windows were unveiled by the Archbishop of Melbourne at Melbourne Grammar School's Chapel of St. Peter on Sunday 9 September 1906.The Martyrdom of St. Alban paidtribute to eight former students who lost their lives in the war in South Africa: George Grice, C.W. Rogers, H.J. Goodman, J.W. Christie, C.H. Walter, G.E.W. Wilmot, R.P.N. Robertson, and B.C. Merrilees. At the conclusion of the Dedication Service -"The Last Post-" was sounded by the buglers of the school cadet corps. Mr. Justice Hodges, who was the first President of the Old Melburnians, then gave a short address. A commemorative window to George Grice was installed by his family at Trinity College Chapel in 1903.
Heritage Study and Grading
Vic War Heritage Inventory - Stained Glass Memorial Windows Study
Author: Bronwyn Hughes
Year: 2013
Grading: Local
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SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCEVictorian Heritage Register H0848
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FORMER KELLOW FALKINER SHOWROOMSVictorian Heritage Register H0668
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MAJELLAVictorian Heritage Register H0783
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