You are here: Home>Archive Catalogue>The Capitular records of Guildford Cathedral>Records of Governance>Records of the Cathedral Council>Minutes of Cathedral Council Minutes of Cathedral CouncilFrom: The Capitular records of Guildford Cathe...Reference number Guildcath/1/B/B3/001 Records in this FileMinutes of the Guildford New Cathedral Fund December 1954 Guildcath/1/B/B3/001/001This was an extraordinary meeting to appoint a chairman of the Council for a period up to the First Annual General Meeting. The minutes of the first preliminary meeting held on May 28th 1954 were approved. There was a report on the steps taken to secure the incorporation of the Guildford New Cathedral Fund as a private ...First Annual General Meeting of the Guildford New Cathedral Fund Council April 1955 Guildcath/1/B/B3/001/002The Committee invited Miss Iredale to continue to serve as Secretary to the Council for a period which it was hoped would cover the Dedication of the Cathedral. She accepted. Consideration was given to either start the 7 bays of the Nave or 3 but try to finish them at the earliest possible time. There was ...Second Annual General Meeting of the Guildford New Cathedral Fund Council April 1956 Guildcath/1/B/B3/001/003There had been a disappointing delay in the building of the seven bays of the Nave, this was due to a shortage of building labour and to the delay in the supply of Doulting Stone. The builders had overcome these difficulties and the speed of building has much increased. The cottages were now being built ...Minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Guildford New Cathedral Fund Council November 1956 Guildcath/1/B/B3/001/004The Bishop was invited to address the meeting, he stressed the importance of completing the building of the Nave of the Cathedral by the earliest possible date so as to put the Cathedral into use. He was disappointed it would not prove possible for the Nave to be completed in time for the Lambeth Conference ...Minutes of the Third Annual General Meeting of the Guildford New Cathedral Council, May 1957 Guildcath/1/B/B3/001/005Miss Iredale gave a brief report on work in hand and plans underway. Lord Hamilton gave a brief report on plans for the forthcoming Treasure Sale.Minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Guildford New Cathedral Fund Council, Jan 1958 Guildcath/1/B/B3/001/006The Executive Committee were thinking in terms of Consecration in 1959. Although this was a matter for the Bishop, Provost and Chapter it was our responsibility to give them some assurance so they could plan well ahead. Any programme was dependent on the continuance of Miss Iredale’s services. The Bishop wanted the consecration to take ...Minutes of the Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Guildford New Cathedral Council Fund, June 1958 Guildcath/1/B/B3/001/007Miss Iredale reported that the fresh start of the building of the Cathedral in 1951/52 had now reached the stage where £250,000 had been raised between the Autumn of 1951 and the Spring of 1958. The increase in incomes through various projects gave grounds for encouragement. But the present financial position was not as good ...Minutes of the Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Guildford New Cathedral Council Fund, April 1959 Guildcath/1/B/B3/001/008Miss Iredale gave a report on the main concerns which had been dealt with on behalf of the Council during the past year. A letter from the Provost on behalf of the Chapter made it clear he believed the future Dean and Chapter would wish the Cathedral Council to continue and hold the same status. Lord Hamilton ... No CommentsStart the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this pageYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ Browse this collectionCollection: The Capitular records of Guildford CathedralSeries: Records of GovernanceSub-series: Records of the Cathedral CouncilFile: Minutes of Cathedral Council Search the archiveAdvanced searchBrowse by keywordBrowse by date
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