Million Pound SAS Art Installation Opens To The Public

A one-million-pound art installation honouring the SAS is on view to the public from today at Hereford Cathedral. 

The new SAS ‘Ascension’ window and sculpture marks the historic and modern link between Hereford and the SAS.

Designed by the Royal Academy sculptor, John Maine, the magnificent sculpture and stained glass window will be a modern focus for reflection, pilgrimage and worship in the 1,300-year-old Cathedral, which houses the world-famous Mappa Mundi and Chained Library.

The public opening of the spectacular installation comes after seven months of preparation work inside the cathedral.

The nine-metre high installation includes 3,000 pieces of European glass in 40 different colours.

Artist John Maine drew inspiration from the natural light in the Cathedral:

"I hoped to create a place of stillness in the Cathedral where soldiers and their families could pause and contemplate. The work should also inspire and offer a sense of resolution."

PHOTO/VIDEO CREDIT: Tom Maine