You are here: Home>Archive Catalogue>The Capitular records of Guildford Cathedral>Records of the Construction of the Cathedral; Fittings, Furnishing and Contents of the Cathedral>Records Relating to the Construction of the Cathedral Records Relating to the Construction of the CathedralFrom: The Capitular records of Guildford Cathe...Reference number Guildcath/1/G/G2 Records in this Sub-seriesMaufe Correspondence 1956 Guildcath/1/G/G2/01fFile contains correspondence to and from architect Sir Edward Maufe regarding the design and construction of the Cathedral in the year 1956. Contains: Correspondence regarding the Nave Contract. Correspondence regarding the Bronze Doors Minutes from a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Progress in Building Correspondence regarding the Garden of Remembrance Correspondence regarding Contract 11, including cost breakdowns of many elements Correspondence regarding ...Study day on the church architecture of Sir Edward Maufe, 1997 Guildcath/1/G/G2/020Magna Maufe – a Study Day on the church architecture of Sir Edward Maufe, held by the Twentieth Century Society on Saturday 19 July 1997. Led by Margaret Richardson ( remember of the Fabric Committee at Guildford Cathedral) and Penny Evans and introduced by Robert Drake. Contains information, diagrams and photographs on the work of Maufe ...Publicity material produced by the New Cathedral and Churches Fund 1933-1934 Guildcath/1/G/G2/021Letter to all incumbents calling for their support in a Week of Prayer in February 1933 for the extension of the Kingdom of Heaven in the Diocese. 25 December 1933 New Cathedral and Churches Fund Leaflet No 4. Text of a speech by the Attorney General, Rt Hon Sir Thomas Inskip CBE MP delivered at Fairmile ...Correspondence and memorabilia including reference to the Cathedral site and the endowment 1932 - 1940 Guildcath/1/G/G2/022Memorandum from Lord Crawford with advice about the competition to select the architect for the Cathedral n.d. Letter from the Bishop to Earl of Middleton explaining that he will be away for three weeks. 22 August 1932. Letter from Lord Onslow to the Bishop of Dover urging him to express wholehearted support for the Cathedral project in ...The Cathedral site 1935 Guildcath/1/G/G2/023Letter from Edward Maufe to the Archdeacon submitting a preliminary estimate for the cost of constructing an access road to the Cathedral 25 February 1935 Letter from Hugh A Merriman to the Archdeacon following their meeting setting out his recommendations to Lord Onslow about the terms for the conveyancing of the six-acre site and access route, ...Correspondence and Memoranda with Ecclesiastical Commissioners and others 1936 - 1939 Guildcath/1/G/G2/024Draft list with annotations ‘Guildford Cathedral – Procedures required’. 1936. Part A. Procedures not requiring Measures. Part B. Procedures requiring Measures. Outline of Possible Measures. Letter from Kenneth Macmorr.an to the Bishop commenting on the documents. 22 October 1936 Memo to ‘My dear Chancellor Macmorran]’, unsigned, noting his views and commenting on the need for forma consultation ...Mothers' Union involvement with High Altar a Cathedral 1937 - 1949 : Extracts from Diocesan Council and Executive Minutes and correspondence Guildcath/1/G/G2/025Transcribed etracts from the minutes of various meetings of the Diocesan Council and the Executive Committee concerning the decision that the Mother’s Union share in the new Cathedral should be the High Altar and Hangings. The cost was estimated at £250 – £500 . By January 1940 the High Altar Fund had reached £465.111s.01d.. A ...Copy: site plan 1932 and plan of the Cathedral Guildcath/1/G/G2/026Photocopy of page from a publication showing : Site Plan 1932 showing the proposed direct route from the by pass The plan of the whole cathedral. (Two copies)Correspondence particularly relating to the Cathedral site 1936 - 1937 Guildcath/1/G/G2/027File contains: Letter to Sir Laurence Halsey, Chairman, New Cathedral and Churches Fund, concerning agenda items for the forthcoming meeting of the Executive Committee. 27 January 1936 Letter to Messrs Messenger & Morgan, Guildford, instructing them to arrange for compensation for the tenants of Guildford Park Farm for loss of land taken up for the Cathedral and approaches. ...File Correspondence relating to costs and progress of the building work at Guildford Cathedral site 1939-1941 Guildcath/1/G/G2/028Letter: Edward Maufe to E L Wright at Diocesan House re possible effects-of ‘current conditions’ on building operations, , 9 September 1939 Lord Vesey to Bishop re Guildford Cathedral Fund 12 September 1939 Edward Maufe to Sir Lawrence Halsey re war risks, including installation of St Ursula’s statue. 13 September 1939 Ernest Wright to Sir Laurence Halsey re regarding ...Correspondence concerning possible Royal Air Force Memorial in the Cathedral 1942 - 1944 Guildcath/1/G/G2/029Copy memoranda and correspondence between, among others, Provost Eric Southam, the Bishop,of Guildford and the Archbishop of Canterbury concerning the possibility of incorporating a memorial to the RAF within the new Guildford Cathedral. The proposal appears to have been dropped in January 1944 following a proposal by Lord Trenchard and the Dean and Chapter of Westminster ...Correspondence mainly relating to the consecration date of the Cathedral and the Guildford Mayors' Appeal 1952 - 1958 Guildcath/1/G/G2/030Correspondence to and from the Bishop of Guildford: Copy letter to the Bishop of Guildford from Geoffrey [Fisher] Archbishop of Canterbury, urging further fundraising and the consecration and spiritual use of the building before final completion. 28 July 1952 Letter from Eleanor Iredale to the Bishop enclosing a letter from the Queen’s Private Secretary to Lord Onslow ...Correspondence re disposal of the ashes of the late Bishop John Harold Greig 1938-1940 Guildcath/1/G/G2/031Correspondence between the Bishop and others including the Provost, Mrs Greig and architect Edward Maufe concerning the disposition of the ashes of the late Bishop John Harold Greig. It was eventually decided to place the aches near the Foundation Stone of the building.Report upon Cathedral Site, Stag Hill, Guildford July 1954 Guildcath/1/G/G2/032Report upon the Cathedral site by Messrs Messenger, Morgan & May, Chartered Surveyors dated 2 July 1954 Covering: General access to the public; hedges and trees; main entrance Report upon Guildford Park Farm, Guildford, Surrey Guildcath/1/G/G2/033Report to the Guildford Diocesan Board of Trustees from Messenger, Morgan & May, Chartered Surveyors, upon Guildford Park Farm. Dated 23 April 1954.South Garth: correspondence between Sir Edward Maude and Executive Committee 1964-1965 Guildcath/1/G/G2/034Correspondence concerning arrangements for further work on the South Garth, including some working drawings of the area. Also discussion of the re=siting of noticeboards bearing an appeal for funds.Arrangements for construction of a ramp to the South Garth and work on the North Garth Guildcath/1/G/G2/035Correspondence mainly between Sir Edward Maude and Executive Committee. Also contains notes on a meeting held on 5 February 1965 to consider implications of the deficit in the. Building Fund.Arrangements and financial considerations for construction work on the North and South Garth of the Cathedral Guildcath/1/G/G2/036Correspondence mainly from the Executive Committee, Sir Edward Maufe and the Dean concerning the progress and costs of further construction work. Includes acknowledgement of some donations towards costs.Arrangement for the deposit of a full set of cathedral plans and the setting up of the bust of Sir Edward Maude. 1968 Guildcath/1/G/G2/037Correspondence dated February 1968 between the retiring Dean, George Clarkson, and Sir Edward Maufe, arranging for the deposit of a full set of cathedral plans to be made by Sir Edward ata s Festival Service on 17 May 1968. Also arranging for the erection of the bust of Sir Edward Maufe to be carried out.Correspondence concerning the setting up of the Library in the former Chapter Foom, and related matters. 1964 - 1965 Guildcath/1/G/G2/038Proposal from Canon Chapmen of the Diocesan Religious Education Department to install suitable Library shelving in the former Chapter Room to accommodate the theological library of books then in storage in the Tower. Also to install some shelves in the Ringing Chamber. Funding for this work had been received from Messrs Shell. Th 6 August ...Completion of construction of the Lady Chapel. 1962 - 1964 Guildcath/1/G/G2/039Correspondence, schedules of work and lists of donors concerning the completion of work on the Lady Chapel. Includes an offer of £5,000 from the architect Sir Edward and Lady Maufe and lists of individual donors of the cost specific items. Includes discussion of the provision of frontals and of the siting of the Madonna figure.Seals and badges used for design of Lady Chapel cushions 1964 - 1965 Guildcath/1/G/G2/040Provision of impressions of the Episcopal Seal, the Seal of the Archdeaconry of Surrey, the Seal of the Hospital of the Blessed Trinity and other badges for the purpose of designing cushions for the Lady ChapelArrangements for further work on the Crypt. 1964 Guildcath/1/G/G2/041Approval of estimates for work on the Choir Practice Room and on the flooring of the. North and South CryptsHymn Boards 1965 Guildcath/1/G/G2/042Correspondence concerning the supply and donor funding of Hymn Boards and numbers for the Cathedral. May – September 1965 PAGE:< Previous123Next > 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 the Construction of the Cathedral; Fittings, Furnishing and Contents of the CathedralSub-series: Records Relating to the Construction of the CathedralFile: Maufe Correspondence 1936-1949File: Maufe Correspondence 1957File: Maufe Correspondence 1958File: Maufe Correspondence 1959File: Maufe Correspondence: Chancel FurnishingsFile: Maufe Correspondence 1960File: Maufe Correspondence 1961File: Maufe Correspondence 1962File: Maufe Correspondence 1963File: Maufe Correspondence 1965-1970File: Sub-ContractorsFile: Lady Maufe Correspondence 1952-1957File: Designs for rainwater hopper headsFile: Miscellaneous sketch designsItem: Guildford Cathedral by Edward MaufeFile: Correspondence concerning the selection of a site for the proposed new Guildford Cathedral 1926File: Site reports and correspondence 1928File: Correspondence mainly concerning the proposed Cathedral site and approach road, 1928-1934File: Competition for the design of Guildford Cathedral 1931 - 1932File: Maufe Correspondence 1939-1946File: Maufe Correspondence 1951-1952File: Maufe Correspondence 1953File: Maufe Correspondence 1954File: Maufe Correspondence 1955File: Maufe Correspondence 1956File: Study day on the church architecture of Sir Edward Maufe, 1997File: Publicity material produced by the New Cathedral and Churches Fund 1933-1934File: Correspondence and memorabilia including reference to the Cathedral site and the endowment 1932 - 1940File: The Cathedral site 1935File: Correspondence and Memoranda with Ecclesiastical Commissioners and others 1936 - 1939File: Mothers' Union involvement with High Altar a Cathedral 1937 - 1949 : Extracts from Diocesan Council and Executive Minutes and correspondenceFile: Copy: site plan 1932 and plan of the CathedralFile: Correspondence particularly relating to the Cathedral site 1936 - 1937File: File Correspondence relating to costs and progress of the building work at Guildford Cathedral site 1939-1941File: Correspondence concerning possible Royal Air Force Memorial in the Cathedral 1942 - 1944File: Correspondence mainly relating to the consecration date of the Cathedral and the Guildford Mayors' Appeal 1952 - 1958File: Correspondence re disposal of the ashes of the late Bishop John Harold Greig 1938-1940Item: Report upon Cathedral Site, Stag Hill, Guildford July 1954Item: Report upon Guildford Park Farm, Guildford, SurreyItem: South Garth: correspondence between Sir Edward Maude and Executive Committee 1964-1965Item: Arrangements for construction of a ramp to the South Garth and work on the North GarthItem: Arrangements and financial considerations for construction work on the North and South Garth of the CathedralItem: Arrangement for the deposit of a full set of cathedral plans and the setting up of the bust of Sir Edward Maude. 1968Item: Correspondence concerning the setting up of the Library in the former Chapter Foom, and related matters. 1964 - 1965Item: Completion of construction of the Lady Chapel. 1962 - 1964Item: Seals and badges used for design of Lady Chapel cushions 1964 - 1965Item: Arrangements for further work on the Crypt. 1964Item: Hymn Boards 1965File: Correspondence concerning the completion and dedication of the Tower. 1963 - 1968File: Donation and Construction of the Chapter House. 1963 1965File: Chapter House Tables project 2008 - 2010 Search the archiveAdvanced searchBrowse by keywordBrowse by date
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