No. 124
The Trusty Servant
War Cloister Angel Gate
The bronze guardian angels on War Cloister gates were created by Arthur Morgan( Director of Art School, 80 – 04) in 1998 to replace the originals which had been stolen sometime in the 1960s. The originals had been designed by Reginald Gleadowe( Coll, 1901-07; Drawing Master, 23 – 44) for the newly completed War Cloister by Herbert Baker. When Arthur Morgan was commissioned for the new pair of angels, he was presented with a rather fuzzy photograph of a quality that might appear in a newspaper about a missing person. As the only record available, this allowed him the freedom to create his own vision of a guardian angel, though he did respect the spirit of the original design. For reasons he cannot recall, he did not take a cast for himself at the time and then it was discovered his moulds had been lost by the foundry. By courtesy of Win Coll he has very recently had new moulds made so that he can at last have an angel of his own. Casts can now be made to order at £ 3,250, with 20 % going towards War Cloister. OWs interested should contact Arthur Morgan direct: artmor9 @ yahoo. co. uk
Ridgway affair
Go Bo has agreed to allow a wider distribution of John Dancy’ s report on The affair of the dismissal of Robin Ridgway, which will be made available in hard copy upon request to Win Coll Soc. The report is in effect a supplement to John’ s biography of Walter Oakeshott.
Oxford Regius Professors of Greek
On 15 th February, Christopher Pelling, Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford 2003-15, gave an informal talk about the history of this post, which has been held by four Wykehamists( more than any other school) since it was established in 1541. He described them, and some of the many other eccentric and entertaining scholars who have held it, with a delightful mix of humour and scholarship. The Headmaster has commissioned a handsome illustrated booklet of the text of his talk, copies of which can be obtained from Win Coll Soc.
Treasury Annual Ticket
The new annual ticket for Treasury provides an unlimited number of visits to the museum for one year from the date of purchase, which means you can drop in at any time during our normal opening hours. Be the first to see our constantly changing programme of special exhibitions, chat to the Curator and support the unique collections for future generations.
Annual tickets cost £ 20 for an individual ticket and £ 25 for a joint ticket. Your ticket includes a copy of the beautifully produced Treasury guidebook.
Tickets can be obtained via the Treasury website. www. treasury. winchestercollege. org. Your ticket and guidebook will be sent to you or your chosen recipient within seven days. Application forms can also be obtained from our box office partners Kingsgate Books and Prints, Kingsgate Arch, College Street, Winchester. If you have any queries please contact the Curator, Rachel Wragg, on 01962 814638.
Angel
You can pre-order your game using the online form which can be found on our website( www. winchestercollege. org / home) in the Community section charities committee. The production of this game is subject to meeting the minimum pre-order quantity.
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