As part of the celebrations to make the advent of the
third millennium a stained glass window was installed.
This shows an opinicus, part eagle, part lion and part
camel, which is the crest of the Company's coat of arms. It carries in one
paw a streamer of the arms of the City of London, the upper end of the pole
bearing the crown of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, senior
Honorary Freeman of the Company, and the lower end a barber's bowl. In
another paw it holds the motto of the Company. The whole device stands in
front of, and in close association with the Cross, which in turn stands in front
of its antecedent the Star of Bethlehem.
The Window was designed and made by William Stewart
Shand, a surgeon and Master of the Company 2001/2002
The motto is difficult to translate, but could be rendered as
"Through (or by) the foreknowledge of God"
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