The Guild to launch Stained Glass Window Appeal

UPDATE ON APPEAL


September 2011
The appeal has now rasied over £13,000.

Thank you to all those who have made a donation. Please continue to send in your cheques, made payable to The Grey Coat Hospital, to The Grey Coat Hospital Guild Stained Glass Window Appeal, Greycoat Place, London SW1P 2DY.

Thanks again for your support.



26th April 2011
The official total now raised stands at £11,260.00


13th April 2011
We are absolutely thrilled at receiving over £10,000 in donations. Thank you so very much for your continued support and generousity. The official total now raised stands at £10,964.00

Please read on for further information, or if you would like to make a quick donation, go to:


1st March 2011
We are delighted to have received 6,060.00 in donations so far. This is just under 25% of our target. Thank you to all who have given so generously.


4th February 2011

The Grey Coat Hospital Guild has launched it's fundraising appeal to raise £25,000 to fund the design, making and installation of a stained glass window for the Chapel in Lower School, St Andrew’s. Created by artist craftsman Michael Coles, the window will celebrate the special ethos of the school and be a lasting memorial which the present generation of Greys can offer to pupils, staff and parents of the future. Once the window is in place ledger list of all the names of the donors will be kept on show in the Chapel.

This is an opportunity for us, who are currently benefitting from an education and a school second to none, to say a huge thank you. We will be launching our Appeal soon so watch this space. 


The design:

                     

The design is for the new Window of the school chapel at the St Andrew’s site of the school and it's size is just under 10ft square. The theme is ‘Christ the Teacher’.

The centre of the design shows Christ with one hand raised in blessing, while in the other he holds the open book inscribed with two texts. The first is from Psalm 91, verse 4 – “He will cover you with his wings and you will be safe under his feathers: his faithfulness will be your shield and defence”. The second is from the Gospel of St Matthew, 24:37, with Christ's saying: “How often have I longed to gather your children, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings”.

The figure of our Lord is backed by a representation of the four elements – Earth, Air, Fire and Water.

On the left, St Andrew, patron of the school, introduces the boy with the loaves and fishes as described in John 6: 8-12.

On the right, the great reforming Head Mistress of the school, Miss Elsie Day (1874-1910), presents two pupils from Grey Coat, one a Charity Child from the days of the schools’ founding, and one in contemporary dress representing the school of today. Together they present The Grey Coat Hospital to Christ.