Eleanora Iredale: Speeches, reports, memoranda and profile articles 1952 - 1961

File of papers relating to the work of Eleanora Iredale, Secretary of the Guildford New Cathedral Council, containing:

Reprint from ‘Surrey Advertiser’ 2 January 1960. ‘Miss Iredale O.B.E.’

Reprint from ‘Church Times’ 19 May 1961  ‘Portraits of personalities – Guildford Achievement. Miss Eleanora Iredale.

Article in ‘ New Empire’ magazine November 1953-January 1954 ‘Building a Cathedral’ by E. Iredale

Thanksgiving Service for the Completion of the Building of the Cathedral, Tuesday 17 May 1966. Order of Service, containing a foreword on the work of Eleanor Iredale who had died on 5 April.

Bundle of typescript writings by Miss Iredale, Secretary to the New Cathedral Council,  comprising:

Draft speech at Diocesan Conference 24.11-1952 (with many revisions)

Undated report on progress of work during year 1953

Speech held at 2nd N>B> meeting 3-3-1953

Speech at Diocesan Conference 24 June 1953

Report to the Committee 22.7.1954

Speech at the launching of the Mayor of Guildford’s civic appeal on 29.9.1954

Report by Miss Iredale to the Extraordinary meeting of the Cathedral Council at the Guildhall on 10 December 1954

[Report] March 1955 (annotated0

Response to Miss Iredale re her ‘draft’ from [?] Frances Powell  27 January 1956

Script for broadcast  re Guildford New Cathedral  25 January 1956

Report to the Finance Committee  23 April 1956 (draft, 9 tps pages with amendments)

Report to the Council  26 April 1956 (draft 10 tps pages with amendments)

Report to the Festival of Cathedral Builders  (draft) 14 June 1956

Message from the Bishop Elect of Guildford to Miss Iredale, Secretary of the Guildford New Cathedral Fund on the occasion of the opening of the Festival  of Guildford Cathedral Builders  14 June 1956

Miss Iredale’s report to the Master Builders’ meeting  19 October 1956 (draft 4 pages tps with amendments)

Miss Iredale’s talk to Cathedral Guides at their meeting in the Pilgrims’ Tea Hut, Wednesday 20 March 1957 (draft 4 foolscap pages)

Report to the Executive Committee 27 November 1957

Financial statement given by Miss Iredale in the Cathedral on the occasion of the presentation of the Dick Shepard Memorial on 29 November 1957

Miss Iredale’s report to the meeting at the Dorchester [Hotel] on 8 January 1958 (second draft, 2 TPs pages)

Dorchester luncheon speech [n.d.] (3 tps pages)

Guildford New Cathedral Fund Memorandum January 1958 (4 TPs pages, headed: confidential – speech)

Miss Iredale’s personal statement to the Council before the meeting of 22 January 1958

Miss Iredale’s report to the Guildford New Cathedral Council  22 January 1958 (draft, 5 TPs pages with amendments and concluding ms paragraph)

Miss Iredale’s report to the Executive Committee meeting held at the Dorchester [Hotel] on 17 April 1958 (draft, 3 TPs pages)

Some notes on Guildford New Cathedral-in-Building 29 April 1958 (3 foolscap pages)

Building the Nave of Guildford New Cathedral  May 1958 (final copy, 2 pages)

Miss Iredale’s speech to the Diocesan Conference  4 June 1958 (draft, 4 pages with amendments)

Miss Iredale’s speech to the Cathedral Council on 12 June 1958 (6 pages)

Notes for Miss Iredale to give to the Finance Committee in June 1958 92 pages)

Miss Iredale’s report to the Master Builders Meeting, 15 October 1958 (draft, 6 pages)

Miss Iredale’s notes for the Master Builders Meeting April 1959 (draft, 3 pages)

Miss Iredale, Oxshott Church, 11 October 1959. (5 pages)

Miss Iredale’s report to the Council 5 November 1959 (4 pages)

Miss Iredale’s speech to the Diocesan Conference 28 November 1959 (7 pages)

Miss Iredale’s speech to Epsom Rotary Club 17 March 1960  (6 pages)

Notes for Miss Iredale’s speech to the National Council for Women 25 May 1960 (8 pages)

Miss Iredale’s report to the Council 21 June 1960  (4 pages)

Miss Iredale’s report for  the Master Buildes Meeting  8 October 1960  (4 pages)

Miss Iredale’s report to the Council meeting 17 April 1961  (4 pages)