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In 1911, five stained glass windows were installed in the Red Room at High Wycombe Town Hall. Still admired today in the since-panelled-and-renamed Oak Room, they commemorate the achievements of no fewer than 22 local people.
The Oak Room Windows Centenary Project is researching the lives of those named in the windows, and the actions for which they were honoured. We plan to hold an exhibition in May 2011 and produce a guide in time to celebrate the centenary of the windows.
Four of the people named achieved national recognition, and have separate windows. They are John Hampden, William Penn, Edmund Burke and Benjamin Disraeli. The central window has the theme 'Progress' and commemorates 18 lesser-known local manufacturers, pioneer educators, writers of books about Wycombe, and founders of public services such as the cottage hospital, the local newspaper and the library, as well as a number of politicians.
The project team would be pleased to hear from any descendants, or people with specialist knowledge relating to the local people honoured. If you have any information that you think would assist the project team please e-mail them here:
Oak Room Project Team
The Oak Room Progress Window
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(Photo courtesy of Martin Kipping)
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