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collectively raised more than £3,000 to use for developing future Faculty events. I was delighted to be asked to attend Friends of the Archives meetings to engender a closer working relationship between their aims and activities and those of the Faculty. We look forward to jointly welcoming delegates to the postponed Barks, Berries and Bitter Pills symposium in May 2021, and continuing to explore ways to work together. I was also very pleased to be invited to form part of the new Apothecary editorial board, not least that it enables me to suggest articles to highlight all of the interesting research and thinking that our members, particularly our History and Philosophy Fellows, are carrying out. The Faculty’s Executive Committee has taken some difficult decisions in recent years to enable it to achieve a more secure financial footing. These changes seem to have paid off with a small surplus in this year's accounts, and I would like to thank our new team of volunteers who help at lectures and events, for their time and efforts to support Maria as Faculty Manager to run buffets and welcome guests. I would also like to thank all members of the Executive Committee for their contribution, particularly Tina Matthews as Immediate Past President, Andrew Hilson as Honorary Meetings Secretary, Andrew Papanikitas as Philosophy Course Director and Deputy President, and Christopher Gardner-Thorpe as History Course Director. Andrew Hilson and Christopher Gardner-Thorpe have both demitted their roles, and we are grateful for their time on the Committee and their work for the Faculty. The Faculty is also extremely grateful to all of the Society staff who support our events and activities, particularly the Academic Registrar, Jim Benson, the Clerk, Nick Royle, who serves as the Faculty’s Honorary Treasurer and Maria Ferran, Faculty Manager, who works tirelessly to ensure the successful running and development of the Faculty. Heartfelt thanks also to Sue Leary for managing the complex and changing payments and refunds in this period. We also greatly appreciate the contributions of the new Dean, David Ross, our Court Visitor, Roy Palmer, and the Master Apothecary, Michael Farthing. Thank you for your support during the last academic year. The Faculty's Executive Committee is realistic that we will not be returning to our “normal” operations for some time, but are keenly embracing the opportunities that online events and courses offer in terms of wider access and promotion. However, I very much look forward to seeing you at Apothecaries’ Hall when it is safe to meet again in person. In the meantime, I hope that you are able to take advantage of our virtual activities. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any comments or ideas relating to the Faculty. We greatly value your involvement. 23
The Parlour Stained Glass Windows Project Four years ago and in my capacity as the Chairman of the Livery Committee at the time, I discussed the idea of brightening up the Parlour with stained glass with William Shand, not only a Past Master but also someone with a keen interest in stained glass and a practitioner of the art. The idea was mainly to celebrate the Society’s Quatercentenary - little did I realise what a long road it would be! We felt the appropriate theme would be medicinal plants. I set about finding the necessary 22 donors, with the Livery Committee donating the remaining two panes. I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the donors and surprised by the speed with which I secured commitments for the complete set of panes. The artists were given a comprehensive brief, prescriptive in the basic “structural” lead design and that of the cartouche, to promote cohesion across the windows, but allowing freedom of artistic expression in the central main panel of the pane. There have been a number of problems to overcome. The current back lighting of the windows is inadequate and not matched from window to window and is going to be replaced with the very latest LED lighting sheets. The right hand window is very much older than the left and the measurements are not consistent nor the corners at right angles. Would the frames take the weight of the leaded panes? We have been assured that they will. The Covid pandemic has slowed progress on the project. However, one small positive outcome of the pandemic is that it will give us the opportunity to install new back lighting and all the panes in one process rather than piecemeal with multiple upheavals. Unless a miracle happens, I believe this is unlikely to happen until next year, (ie 2021). The donors chose their plant and agreed it with me, to ensure there were no duplications, and then chose their artist. The artists then submitted a “sketch” to be agreed by the donor and by William and me to ensure the donor was happy and that there would be no glaring misfits among the panes. At the time of writing (late August 2020), 12 of the 24 panes have been completed and the remaining 12 are being worked on. The positioning of the panes and overall design of the windows have evolved as the individual pane designs have come in. Below I have set out the panes for which I have sketches or photos, either as a black and white sketch, a coloured sketch, the final glass design but not yet leaded or a photo of the completed (but not back lit) pane. I have also given a thumb nail sketch of the medicinal uses of each plant. The choice of plants for the windows is as exciting as it is diverse. The choices are:- Foxglove Donated by William Shand. The plant has powerful diuretic properties. Digitalis is derived from the plant and used in congestive cardiac failure and dysrhythmias especially atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Donated by the staff of the Clerk’s Office. The fruit has been used in the treatment of cancer, osteoarthritis and other diseases. It has been used in natural and holistic medicine too to treat sore throats, coughs, urinary infections, digestive disorders, skin disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and to expel tapeworms. Pomegranate 24
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