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Fort Street Public School First and Second World Wars Memorial Window, Millers Point

Fort Street Public School First and Second World Wars Memorial Window, Millers Point
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Fort Street Public School Memorial Window, full length with brass plaque on lower left side
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Fort Street Public School Memorial Window, angled view of top sections
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Fort Street Public School Memorial Window, angled view of bottom sections
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Fort Street Public School Memorial Window, close-up of dedication inscription
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Description / Background

This stained glass memorial window is a prominent feature within the main building at Fort Street Public School. It consists of 14 sections featuring: St John holding a dove and green quill; St George; the Fort Street Public School crest; a quote from St John's Gospel, Chapter 15, Verse 13 ('Greater Love Hath No Man'); and the dedication inscription.

The window is noted to have been designed by Mr and Mrs Ashwin.

Inscription

Window

Erected to the memory

of the men and women

from Fort St Primary

School Who served

and died in two

World Wars

B. McKervey

PRINCIPAL. 1958

Brass plaque next to window

Fort Street Primary School

This War Memorial Window was unveiled by the

Hon RJ Heffron MLA

Deputy Premier & Minister for Education

24th November 1958

Dr HS Wyndham MA Dip Ed Director General of Education

B McKervey BA HDA, LASA, LTDA Principal

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Address
Observatory Hill
10 Upper Fort Street
Millers Point NSW 2000
Local Government Area
Sydney, City of
Setting
Building – inside
Location status
Original location
Memorial type
Stained glass window
Recorded by
Raphael Gracia; Martine Bruce
Year of construction
1958
Dedication date
24 November 1958
Conflict/s
First World War, 1914–18
Second World War, 1939–45
Materials
Glass