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jrah60
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 Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 5:21 pm Post subject: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel |
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University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ
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The University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world. It dates from 1451 when King James II of Scotland persuaded Pope Nicholas V to grant a lead seal, or bull, authorising Bishop William Turnbull of Glasgow to set up a university.
The History of Glasgow University Chapel
After the horrors of the First World War the University looked for a lasting memorial to its dead. Principal and Vice-Chancellor Donald MacAlister explains in the preface to the Roll of Honour how the University decided to build the Memorial Chapel for the fallen. www.gla.ac.uk
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jrah60
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 5:37 pm Post subject: University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel |
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Many thanks to Joan Keenan, Secretary to the Chaplain, for allowing me to photograph the memorial tablets.
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spoons
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I was priveleged to be allowed to see the chapel today, some fine windows by Douglas Strachen but I have not yet identified who the newer windows are by. Not nearly enough time to see it all. The whole chapel is a memorial and has some great carvings and many other elements.
I also notice that a name has recently been added.
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spoons
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You could fill a whole website with details of the windows and the interior. I will limit myself to a single overall shot of each window and one example of a detail from a Strachan window.
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Kenneth Morrison
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McKENZIE, GRETA GILLIES.
Rank:Civilian
Date of Death:06/05/1941
Age:34
Regiment/Service:Civilian War Dead
Reporting AuthorityPAISLEY, BURGH OF, SCOTLAND
Additional Information:
M.A.; A.R.P. Ambulance Driver. Daughter of David and Agnes McKenzie, of 45 Dundonald Road, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Died at Woodside F.A.P.
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