Back to the drawing board

Roger Sykes (1946-1953) revisits some of his favourite drawings l We cannot confirm that the window was protected by ‘chicken-wire’ in Roger Sykes’s day, but today a perspex cover extends over the whole window area. The Schoolroom (now known as the ODH) was built in 1848 and the stained-glass window (1859) was put in at his own expense by Alfred Easther, headmaster from 1848 to 1876. (Ed)

Idrew this in 1950 when I was in 4 alpha, so it was one of my fairly early efforts and it shows in the style of the drawing. It may be that I drew it mainly to record its existence - it was clearly a very fragile window and I was probably concerned that it might not survive a game of football played in its vicinity! Actually, the School may have had similar concerns, as I vaguely remember it being covered by chickenwire mesh.

Of course, the mullioned stonework was also quite fragile and it is pleasing to read (see page 13) that much time and money is currently being spent on restoring the ancient stonework around the older parts of the School.