Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn St. Columb's Anglican Church

St. Columb's Street, Hawthorn, BOROONDARA CITY

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Hawthorn St Columbs Anglican east window WM 1920

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  • Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn St. Columb's Anglican Church - Vic. War Heritage Inventory
  • Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn St. Columb's Anglican Church - Vic. War Heritage Inventory
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  • Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn St. Columb's Anglican Church - Memorial Window References & Acknowledgements

    Church of England Messenger, 4 April 1919, p.777; 22 August 1919, p.1016; 19 September 1919, pp.1062-63; 6 August 1920, p.638; 26 November 1920, p.559; 24 November 1921, p.573; 22 December 1921, p.612. Letters from churchwardens to Montgomery 17 July 1920; Order of Service 14 November 1920; Montgomery ledger folio 147: William Montgomery Collection, State Library of Victoria.

    Memorial Window Subject

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn St. Columb's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Subject

    Christ Found in the temple by His Parents (Duty)/ Crucifixion (Sacrifice) / Christ Washing the Feet of His Desciples (Service) The Ascension (Victory)

    Memorial Window Text

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn St. Columb's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Text

    unknown

    Memorial Window Inscription

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn St. Columb's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Inscription

    unknown

    Memorial Window Description & History

    Stained Glass Window at Hawthorn St. Columb's Anglican Church - Memorial Window Description & History

    A first design, which represented the Agony in the Garden as a central two-light, with St. George and Faith as the subjects of the flanking lights, was prepared by the stained glass department of Brooks, Robinson & Co. The firm submitted a quote for £600 for the window and an opus sectile honour board, a sum that may have convinced the churchwardens to seek another estimate. Melbourne stained glass artist William Montgomery's alternative scheme (without the honour board) was accepted at £315. The design linked events from the Life of Christ with the attributes of the hero: duty, sacrifice, service and victory and was intended to be 'a Memorial of the Soldiers of this Church who died in The Great War'. The window was unveiled by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry GChauvel, KCMG, KCB, on 14 November, the closest Sunday to Armistice Day in 1920 in a service conducted by the vicar, Rev. Deasey, a Chaplain Major during the war.

    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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