You are here: Home>Search SearchCurrently displaying: 341 results You've searched for:Decade: "1950s" x Search term Filter by Catalogue Collection Miscellaneous Cathedral Archive Material (11)The Capitular records of Guildford Cathedral (330)Filter by Tags Bennett stone (1)Canada (1)John Clark (1)Old Coulsdon (1)St. John the Evangelist (1)artworks (1)blessing (1)churches (1)drawings (1)exhibitions (1)fundraising (1)publicity material (1)visits (1)Filter by Format Booklet (6)Bound Volume (85)Correspondence (64)Drawing (12)Letter (1)Newspaper cutting (1)Photograph (14)Programme (1)Reproduction (1)Typed document (2)Filter by Decade 1920s (1)1930s (6)1940s (9)1950s (341)1960s (34)2010s (1)Filter by Century 20th (341)21st (1) Sort by: RelevanceTitle 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 A record of all those who bought a brick, January 1956 - July 1956 Guildcath/1/D/D9/001/002A book containing a list of all those who have signed a brick or bricks , to be kept to be a permanent record of those who helped to build the Nave.Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild September 1952 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/009It was reported that since the last meeting in 1938, four members of the committee had died, two had resigned and two had left the neighbourhood. The position of work completed was not known but it was believed that about 230 kneelers, 3 fair linen cloths, a cope, mitre and banner were finished.. An altar frontal ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild September 1952 [2nd] Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/010Mrs Bray and Miss Drew reported on the work done to date. The Provost suggested that the Guild should aim at completing the work by 1955. It was suggested that tailors in the diocese might be asked to undertake the cassock making. Mrs Maufe would provide patterns for practically all requirements. The holding of an exhibition of ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild October 1952 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/011Miss Iredale reported that Guildford House would be available for an exhibition of various Cathedral work from April 12th until April 25th. Mrs Bray reported a present from Mrs Booth of the chest at Farnham Castle in which materials had been stored since 1940. Miss Iredale reported a silver wedding gift of £5 to the Broderers Guild.Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild December 1952 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/012Miss Iredale proposed that the head of Guildford Art School should be asked to cooperate and it was also suggested that Farnham Art School should also be asked. It was reported that an expert at carpet work was living in Shere. It was suggested that a panel of expert workers should be set up to make ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild February 1953 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/013Mrs Maufe and Miss Iredale would compose a suitable insertion for parish magazines to be sent to clergy and an article for the local papers to advertise the exhibition in April. Mrs Maufe suggested that a start be made on kneelers, alms bags and long kneelers for which there were some materials in hand.Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild June 1953 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/014It was reported that 86 workers were engaged on kneelers and nearly all had paid for their own materials. Miss Purves reported she had traveled 648 miles and written 148 letters asking for help with the kneelers and also with cutting and sorting wools etc. She was given £10 for travel expenses and postage etc. Mrs ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild June 1954 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/015About a hundred kneelers were in hand. The Provost thanked Miss Purves for all that she was doing. Miss Isaac who worked the white frontal for the High Altar had died. Exhibitions of work at Guildford and Dorking and elsewhere were suggested. Patterns of surplices were shown by Lady Maufe and were to be submitted to The Chapter. It ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild June 1955 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/016Lady Maufe was appointed as Vice President and for Vice Chairman and in the absent of the Provost, took the chair. It was reported that meetings were being held on Thursday mornings at Diocesan House and an average number of eight workers attended each class. Many people have started a second kneeler and enthusiasm generally was ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild July 1955 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/017Miss Purves had been in touch with the Men’s Institute of Guild of Learners and the Embroiderers Guild in the endeavour to find a supervisor for white work. Lady Maufe showed her design for the Boy Scouts kneeler. Before the war there had been 66 designs and Miss Taylor agreed to visit Lady Maufe’s studio to ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild October 1955 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/018Miss Purves had already paid out over £30 for linen for white work and felt at this rate the fund would soon give out. A minimum of thirty surplices were needed and to allow time for laundry there should be sixty. The kneelers had been more or less self supporting but she did not feel ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild January 1956 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/019There was a list of the work being done and a list of the finished work. Reports were given on linen, neck squares, finance and embroidery details on the Albs, Neck Squares and Credence Cloths. The Frontal for the Queen’s Chapel had been designed before the war by the Architect and was being embroidered as a gift ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild March 1956 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/020Miss Iredale addressed the Mothers’ Union Council, on the work of the Broderers’ Guild. The Mothers’ Union agreed to give a Lenten Free-will Offering for financing gifts of Irish linen for surplices. Mrs Wilson reported that five new White-Workers had applied to her from different branches of the Mothers’ Union. General Whitfield asked for a ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild July 1956 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/021Mrs Wilson reported that Lady Maufe had given a whole role of linen (£90) to make a complete set of surplices. Mrs Wilson gave a list of the completed work. A report was given on finances. A report was given on the Exhibition held in Guildford House. The matter of a constitution was discussed and they decided to ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild, October 1956 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/022It was agreed that the minutes should be circulated to Committee Members before the Committee meeting. There was no more discussion on forming a more formal Broderers Guild for Guildford, but Miss Iredale suggested that the matter should be kept under review and brought up again at a later date. Miss Purves intended to start new classes ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild, October 1957 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/023Miss Purves reported she had two classes weekly, one at Woking and one at her own home. She had attended eleven times at Diocesan House and had given instruction to ten workers in their homes and to three invalids. Miss Iredale reported that the Frontal for the Children’s Chapel was not quite finished.Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild. January 1958 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/024Lady Maufe reported that the architect had made all arrangements for the safe storage and display of the treasures, including the embroideries. Lady Maufe said that two thousand kneelers were required and at the last count four hundred were finished, although some had come in since. White Work was making slow but satisfactory progress. Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild, June 1958 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/025A complete count of all finished Kneelers was 352. Between eighty and ninety were required for the Queen’s Regiment Chapel of which twenty were finished. Mrs Wilson hoped to deliver the towels, palls and three more surplices to the Cathedral very shortly. Miss Taylor would like a notice in the Cathedral to say “if you would like ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild, November 1958 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/026Mrs 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 ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild, April 1959 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/027Mrs 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 ...Committee Meeting of the Broderers Guild, September 1959 Guildcath/1/G/G5/013/028A 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 Chapels Guildcath/1/I/I4/004/148Three black and white photographs one of the Queen’s Chapel taken by G J Hemington, Manchester, and two views of the Lady Chapel.Cathedral Minutes, February 1950 Guildcath/1/B/B6/001/037The Provost stated that he wished to retire as Proctor. Canon Cornell was elected after a vote. The Chapter congratulated the Provost on the excellent arrangements of the service on the occasion of the Bishops Enthronement. Canon Pattison revived a suggestion that the Canons should wear a tippett or a scarf with the Arms of the ... PAGE: < Prev45678910111213Next >