During Haileybury’s Vice Presidents’ Day this Autumn, we were delighted to welcome guests for the blessing of our beautiful new stained glass windows in the Chapel. Replacing three plain leaded lights, the new windows depict the social reformer and educationalist Josephine Butler and celebrate the Canonical hours of the day.
The designs complete Herbert Baker’s long-planned “Service” cycle in the Clergy Chancel—a project begun in 1935 but delayed for decades due to lack of funds. The new trilogy restores balance to the Chancel following the insertion of the “St Francis preaching to the birds” window.
The windows also commemorate 50 years of coeducation at Haileybury and mark the first inclusion of a woman—Josephine Butler—within the Chapel’s decorative scheme.
We are very grateful for a generous donation, that helped to make the creation of these windows possible, bringing Baker’s vision to a magnificent conclusion and providing the final visual expressions of Service in stained glass.