4pm - Refreshments to be served in CRV139 (the former Council Chamber)
4.30pm – a series of short talks:
Professor Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead, Associate Dean, Chester Medical School - Introduction
John Walker, 1761 Building resident, a Cestrian and former pupil at Chester College School - The life and distinguished work of John Haygarth
Dr Claire Chatterton, Associate Head of School of Health and Social Care and Society, Open University and Visiting Professor, University of Chester - The history and the people behind Chester Royal Infirmary’s stained-glass windows
Lee Bilson (Heritage Consultant) and Carlotta Cammelli (Stained Glass Conservator), Recclesia Glass – The conservation and repair of the windows
Move out to the first-floor landing
5.30pm – official unveiling of the windows by Professor Dame Jenny Harries, OBE (Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency and former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England)
Host: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society (FHMS) Historical Society
Admission free, but booking needed for refreshment and seating purposes. Please contact fhsc.histsoc@chester.ac.uk or call 01244 512126 to confirm your place. Access is via main Wheeler Building reception (formerly County Hall) opposite the River Dee. Please use city centre car parks or public transport and the address is: University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL. Please maintain social distancing and hand-hygiene and do not attend if you are feeling unwell or have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last seven days. If you do decide not to wear a face covering, please respect others who choose to do so.
The University of Chester Riverside Museum will be open from 1-4pm on this date and all welcome to visit (no booking needed).
The annual Haygarth Public Health Lecture for Cheshire will be taking place on the same day at 6.30pm, at Queen's Park with Professor Dame Jenny Harries, Being prepared for future health hazards. Online and in-person booking is available and this event is free to attend.