Winchester College Annual Fund Brochure 2015 | Page 5

Continuing the choral
tradition

Conserving Winchester’s
heritage - £60,000

The Quiristers have been singing as
part of the School’s Chapel Choir
since its foundation in 1382. No
other independent senior school in
England retains its ancient choral
foundation in this way. To ensure
the continuation of choral music at
the School, the 16 Quiristers each
receive a 40% scholarship towards
the cost of a Pilgrims’ education.
In addition, for boys whose parents
couldn’t otherwise afford the fees,
there are also bursaries available.

Fourteen pre-Raphaelite stained
glass panels were discovered in 2013,
lying flat in the attic of the Warden’s
Stables. Originally thought to have
been made as dining room windows
of a former hotel in what is now
Wellington House, we later learnt that
they were commissioned by a Mayor
of Winchester, Mr Robert Poulsome
Forder in the 1870s for his luxuriously
finished private home. The scenes
depicted are from Tennyson’s Idylls of
the King. The hope is to restore these
and mount them in the new museum.
In total this will cost £60,000.

▘▘ It costs £200,000 a year to
support the Qs.
▘▘ £6,870 is the cost of each Q
Scholarship
▘▘ Three Qs are receiving bursaries
to the value of £29,000

Where it is needed most
Unrestricted donations are invaluable,
as they give us the flexibility to use
funds in the areas of highest priority.