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Chapel of St Luke
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" Eight years of planning, fund raising and hard work reached their fulfilment on Tuesday when the chapel built by the League of Friends of Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot was officially opened.
The dedication ceremony was performed by the Rt Rev Eric Knell Bishop of Reading and the Rev G Mann Secretary to the hospital Chaplaincy board of the free church federal council. Afterwards the chapel was officially handed over by the queens cousin, the Hon Gerald Lascelles president of the League of Friends, to the Windsor Hospital Group Management Committee.
The Chapel was built in a quiet corner of the grounds of Heatherwood to cater for the spiritual needs of patients and staff, cost over £7000. The League has already raised over £6000 from various fund raising functions, and has a debt of some £1,100 still to pay off. Employee's of Oakleigh Animal Products Ascot made a contribution of £1200.
It was a dream of the former Matron of Heatherwood Miss Doris Howes, to build a hospital chapel. A dream which began to be translated into reality one day in 1958 when Mr John Coxwell Chairman of the then recently formed League of Friends of Heatherwood Hospital, looked over Miss Howes shoulder and read on her list of wants a chapel for the hospital. From then on the league whose aim is to supply for staff, amenities not provided under the National health scheme and to give personal service, went into action."
Besides the hard work of the league of friends, local people and organisations contributed generously to the internal furnishing. A picture frame in the front entrance lists the contributors.
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Organ. Mr W.J. Spencer - Mr G Jackson - Holy Trinity Church Sunningdale. |
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Glastonbury Chair. Womens Institute Cranbourne. |
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Prayer Desk. St Mary's Church Cranbourne. |
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Stained Glass Windows. Mr J S Coxwell. |
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Candlesticks. St Mary's Guild, Winkfield. |
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Lectern. Inner Wheel Ascot. |
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Bible. Miss M E Cory. |
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Hymn Board & Numbers. Mrs W Pack. |
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Offertory Plate. Mrs E Gardner. |
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Altar Frontal. Mr & Mrs F Newport. |
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Alms Bags. Sunninghill Brownies. |
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Carpeting. Mr J R Armitage. |
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Hymn Books. Mr G E Butcher. |
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Vases. Sunningdale Mother's Union. |
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Chairs. Lt Col J.S.Ross. & Mrs L.M. Brooke. |
A walk round the chapel today reveals additional plaques have been added since the official opening.
In Grateful Memory of Richard Towsend Ahern Surgeon 1948-1966 was added to right hand wall close to altar.
In Memory of founder Chairman of the League Mr John Coxwell a plaque was added to the left hand internal wall close to the altar on May 8th 1977.
The league of friends decided in August 1989 to add a plaque to the external wall of the chapel to show it's contribution to the passing visitors.
In Memory of Doreen Burgess Fondly Known as Sister B. 28.11.22 - 18.1.99. located by the stained glass window.
A book case was added to the right hand wall, built by the hospital carpenters and dedicated to founding member of the league Mrs May Ettridge who passed away in 1997. May was one of the champions of the fundraising for the hospital chapel and held it dear to her heart.
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