The Building of the Cathedral
Folder contains photographs of the building of Guildford Cathedral. Includes photographs taken at the quarry where the stones were quarried from and their movement to the Guildford Cathedral Site. Includes photographs of the building work on site in the pre-war years, including images of the first brick being laid. Also includes photographs of the building work when it was started again in the post war period after it was stopped during the Second World War.
Extent 219 photographs
Reference number Guildcath/1/I/I1/001
Storage location PC/3/1 ; Folder 1 Records in this File
22nd December 1955. Black and white photograph of north wall and two workers in middle distance.
Black and white photograph of south wall looking east. Two workers moving stone.
Black and white photograph of south wall looking east. Two workers, one smiling and looking at camera.
Black and white photograph of south wall. Two men by block of stones, snow is on the ground.
Black and white photograph of south wall looking East, snow is on the ground.
Black and white photograph of two man standing in front of South Wall, snow is on the ground
Black and white photograph of three men working on south wall. One man using pulley to pull up stones
Black and white photograph of man arranging stones for north aisle pillars.
Black and white photo of two men constructing south wall of nave. Man nearest to photographer is putting cement on inside of stones.
Black and white photograph of man chiselling shape of stone ready for the nave. Support stone in front has numbers ‘5005 20’ on it
Black and white photograph of nave construction having been built up to one third. Man in bottom left corner arranging stones.
Photograph of south wall of nave being built. Man with wheelbarrow in middle distance.
Black and white photograph of construction of south wall of nave. Two men working on building walls. Man closest to camera wearing glasses
Black and white photograph of three men working on construction of north wall of nave.
Black and white photograph of construction from south wall of nave. Viewed from the ground, three men on top of nave working
Black and white photograph of south wall of Nave being built. Two workers on top of nave. On the back: Can do better than this n suitable light cloud conditions
Black and white photograph of south wall of nave. On the back: A poor negative owing to difficult light and cloud conditions. Will take a better one later
Black and white photo of south wall of nave. Three workers building nave
Black and white photograph of the South wall of the Nave with scaffolding on the wall still under construction. Dove Brothers sign on scaffolding
Black and white photograph of the construction of the Nave with scaffolding both inside and outside. Dove Brothers sign and Barlow Young L sign on scaffolding.
Black and white photograph of the construction of the Nave with scaffolding both inside and outside. Dove Brothers sign and Barlow Young L sign on scaffolding. Also a sign for SGB scaffolding.
Black and white photograph of the construction of the Nave with scaffolding both inside and outside. Signs for SGB scaffolding, the Dove Brothers and Barlow Young L. electrical engineers on the scaffolding. Also a sign inviting visitors to give bricks to assist in the building of the nave.
Black and white photograph of the construction of the north wall of the nave taken from above. Eight workmen laying bricks. Scaffolding on the wall.
Black and white photograph of the construction of the north wall of the Nave taken from below. Scaffolding along the wall and one workman in front.
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