New
Cross Fire Memorial Window -2002 -St Andrew's Brockley, SE4
Stained
glass window in memory of the fourteen young black people who died as a
result of the New Cross fire in 1981. Following extensive consultation
with families and friends of those who died and with church members, the
window was designed to celebrate the young lives lost and to acknowledge
directly the pain felt over many years by those closest to them. The
symbolism suggests a journey from suffering (violet and purple) to triumph
(red and gold) against a background of blue - healing and spirituality.
The spiralling white shapes are free spaces for personal thoughts,
memories and prayers.