 The wooden panelling covering the walls of the chancel was completed in 1942 and was a gift to the school from General Sir Bernard Montgomery and his son, David, who had been a pupil since 1936.Amesbury was 'home' for Montgomery and David during the 1940s and the Reynolds became David's guardians.King George V1 gave Montgomery his consent to allow the Amesbury Chapel Choir to wear scarlet cassocks.