Page 26 - Alumni Horae: Vol. 93, No. 3 Spring 2013

The 23 tower bells were dedicated in 1933 as a memorial to Arthur Amory Houghton of the Form of 1885. The eight largest bells are inscribed with
phrases from the “Last Night Hymn” and the School anthem “O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem.”
Daniel Chester French’s WW I
memorial “Death and Youth”
was installed in 1929.
Figures carved into the crest above the
arch of the chantry include St. Paul
and St. Michael.
The misericords, carved by John Gregory Wiggins, are hidden gems, found by
turning up the bench seats in the chantry. They depict Biblical scenes and scenes
from School life.
Wiggins carved dozens of pew
ends – in place – between 1921
and 1953.
A tribute to former Trustee Samuel
Eliot (1858-98) hangs on the wall of
the cloister.
The tympanum, over the arch of the
west door near the cloister, depicts
Christ among the doctors in the temple.
The cathedra, reserved for the Bishop
of N.H., sits at the altar. The School
Prayer is carved into one of its arms.
A sign by the Chapel’s south door
welcomes all.
Decorative ironwork on the Chapel’s
north door, the door to “Jay’s Porch.”
This intricate iron figure holds open
the Chapel’s north door.
This is one of four carved stone faces
peering down from the Chapel tower.