Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn Scotch College School Hall

1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn, BOROONDARA CITY

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Hawthorn Scotch College Memorial Hall 1930_0004

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  • Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn Scotch College School Hall - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Argus, 10 November 1930, p.8; G. Harvey Nicholson, First Hundred Years Scotch College Melbourne 1851-1951, p.185-187.

    Memorial Window Subject

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn Scotch College School Hall - Memorial Window Subject

    St. Andrew St. Martin King Arthur Sir Galahad St. Michael St. George

    Memorial Window Text

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn Scotch College School Hall - Memorial Window Text

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    Memorial Window Inscription

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn Scotch College School Hall - Memorial Window Inscription

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    Memorial Window Description & History

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn Scotch College School Hall - Memorial Window Description & History

    William Montgomery was asked by the College's architect, HH Kemp, to design a cycle of windows for the new Scotch College Memorial Hall as a tribute to the Old Boys who died during the Great War. He duly prepared a cycle of windows that he believed would symbolise the best attributes of the fighting men and provide examplars for the next generation of students. Montgomery died before the planned windows were drawn up in detail and the commission passedto the new firm of Mathieson & Gibson. David Gibson had been Montgomery's senior glass painter from 1911 to 1927. His partner William Mathieson, wasan Old Boy of the College, and it is thought that he was the designer of the windows. The commission comprised three highly ornamental windows, each of two lights, with a Biblical or legendary figure in each of the lights: St. Andrew and St. Martin, King Arthur and Sir Galahad, St. Michael and St. George representedthe Australian forces and their Christian heritage. Under each of the figures was a heraldic design depicting coats of arms of Scotch College, Scotland, Australia and the Royal family, with the Australian states in each of the upper lights. The windows were unveiled on Armistice Day 1930 by Lady Somers, wife of His Excellency, the Acting Governor-General, Lord Somers. The major portion of the full cost (£750) was raised by the Scotch College Dramatic Society under the direction of Mr. VR Hill.

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Vic War Heritage Inventory - Stained Glass Memorial Windows Study

    Author: Bronwyn Hughes
    Year: 2013
    Grading: Local

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