Minutes of Guildford Cathedral Broderers Guild 1936 - 1965
Bound volume containing signed and dated copies of the minutes of the Broderers Guild 17 March 1936 – 13 April 1965…
No meetings were held 1939 – 1951
Standing orders of the Guildford Cathedral Broderers Guild included in 1938. The activities of the Guild were listed as : Canvas Work; Carpet Work; Ecclesiastical Embroidery; Illuminated and Script Work; Tapestry and Textile Work; White Work; Various.
Extent Volume: 134 of 197 pages
Reference number Guildcath/1/G/G5/013
Storage location Shelf 2 CB/2 Records in this File
Mrs Wilson reported a difficulty in that she had comparatively few workers up to the necessary standard. The workers were nearly all elderly and could not work long at a sitting because of eye strain. Miss Iredale suggested an article for the papers about the White Work which would stimulate interest and probably bring in ...
Mrs Wilson reported that the work went on slowly as she had so few workers capable of very fine work. It was suggested that she would write to the Convent at St. John the Baptist at Clewers and ask them to quote a price for hand-working surplices and this was agreed. Lady Maufe was looking to ...
A small sub-committee was formed to consider the best time and place for an Exhibition of the Kneelers. They could also consider the possibility of raising money for the upholstery of Kneelers. Mrs Wilson so far had no reply from the Convent. It was decided to try once more to attract voluntary workers by advertising and ...
The sub-committee that met on September 29th 1959 decided it was best to hold the Exhibition of Kneelers in the Cathedral and to rely on a box of donations to get funds for upholstery. The suggested dates were between April 12th to May 1st 1960. Mrs Wilson reported that nearly all requirements on the Provost list ...
The Provost enquired as to the size of the Charleston Banner, Lady Maufe replied that it was larger than the one they already have but quite possible for one man to carry. The financial situation was much improved. Miss Taylor reported the Exhibition had brought many new workers, one difficulty was the increasing number of applications ...
Lady Maufe had made a design for the Bell-ringers mats and these would be passed on the the Guild of Bell-Ringers for consideration. Mrs Wilson said she now only had four workers so progress was slow. She asked for information from Lady Maufe, on the sizes required for the six extra surplices in each set. A further ...
It was agreed to having the mats for the tower in hooked rug-work and not embroidered. Mrs Wilson had two new workers, one from the Royal School of Needlework and one from the Embroiderers Guild. They would start work on the neckerchiefs if Lady Maufe could give a full list of requirements. Miss Taylor said there there ...
The Archdeacon of Dorking [acting Sub-Dean] confirmed in a letter that the chest from Farnham Castle was the property of the Broderers Guild. However the cupboard in the Sacristy was not the one owned by the Guild. That cupboard was still in Farnham Castle but it was badly infested by wood-worm. The committee agreed that ...
Mrs Wilson asked if more surplices were needed because she had seen in a newspaper report that the choir had to appear without surplices at Christmas because there were insufficient to allow for laundering. The Dean explained that the full choir was required at Christmas so both sets of surplices had to be ready at ...
Miss Taylor had further information about the cushion for St.George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem and discovered the cushion was very large and and an equally large kneeler was required. It was decided that with so much work for our own Cathedral it was impossible to spare the workers at the moment, for such a large project. The ...
Mrs Wilson reported she now only had two workers, however that very morning she had been in touch with three new ones so she hoped things might improve. Lady Maufe thought that an effort should be made to try to get the outstanding work finished so as to avoid the trouble which occurred last Christmas. Lady ...
The committee were assured that their property was covered by the Cathedral insurance under the existing arrangement but the Chapter would like to know the approximate value of their property. By December 1962 27 neckerchiefs and 15 surplices had been finished and handed over. A sewing day had been held in January when a further 75 kneelers ...
A Bishop’s chair had been given for the Lady Chapel. It would need two very large cushions which would entail considerable work. After discussion it was decided that tapestry covers would be better and more practical. It was realised that this might be at the expense of the other Lady Chapel Kneelers, but if the ...
A more conspicuous notice in the Cathedral had resulted in further offers of help. Four big kneelers to fit the oak frames were finished and in use. Twenty eight Lady Chapel kneelers were started and eleven were finished. It was proposed to record all gifts to the Cathedral in a Gift Book, as all kneelers had ...
Mrs Leach who was compiling the Gift Book attended the meeting to explain the scheme. So all gifts were to be listed and in addition there was to be an alphabetical list of donors. As the records for the early years (1935-1953) were sparse, it was decided to put a short notice in the Diocesan ...
Lady Maufe had sent a list of gifts to Mrs Leach but had not yet been able to meet her to discuss the list of vestments etc. There had only been three replies to the notice in the Diocesan leaflet asking for the names of the early workers. This was disappointing, as according to the minutes ...
It was noted owing to the slope of the oak stools the earlier deep kneelers tended to get out of shape. The seal designs for the clergy stall cushions were approved, they had been made from actual seal impressions. Lady Maufe suggested the appointment of a sewing woman, preferably on a paid basis who would also help ...
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