'Commemorating the 175th Anniversary'

2015

Design by Roy Coomber

Each light 430mm wide x 1850mm + 3 tracery panels

Top Tracery - a star as requested, ref Bishop Sumner

The other traceries have charges taken from the shields of arms of two founder members; Prime Ministers, Edward Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (Stags’ Head in gold) and William Ewart Gladstone (a Martlet in sable)

Left hand light

Mt. Snowdon, part of the 175year celebrations

The University of Chester Coat of Arms with the inscription “Qui docet in doctrina”

Below are a number of Victorian crafts tools as would have been used by the first students.

At the base of both lights is a depiction of the Houses of Parliament

Right hand light

At the top the Chester Rose

Next, a depiction of the original college building.

Science is alluded to by a glass instrument Crooke’s Radiometer, a scroll with “Scientia” pen and ink

A Symbol of medicine, a cross with an entwined snake

Below is St Edward’s crown, always used at coronations with label to left – Victoria 1939 and to right Elizabeth II 2014

The items are placed on a receding blue to enhance the various relevant motifs

Chester University Chapel