Politics trip to Parliament

John Lyon’s Head Boy receives seal at St Paul’s Cathedral

On Friday 11 February, as part of Harrow School’s 450 celebration, John Lyon School sixth formers and staff were invited to a historic service at St Paul’s Cathedral to commemorate and celebrate this milestone together with some 2,000 representatives and members of Harrow’s family of schools.

In 1572, Queen Elizabeth I granted to John Lyon a charter for the foundation of a school upon Harrowon-the-Hill – Harrow School – and it was this very charter that was displayed on the altar for the service, with its seal of Royal Assent and surrounded by specially commissioned facsimile seals. After being blessed by the Bishop of London, these were given out to all the members of the Harrow family, including the Houses of Harrow School, John Lyon School, John Lyon’s Charity, the Harrow Club, the International Schools and Harrow School Online. May they be to all who look on them a symbol and living reminder of John Lyon’s founding wish: to enable the studies of ‘Godliness and Good Learning’ for all young people. n