This is the last blog from the People’s Cathedral Project. In August 2017 the People’s Cathedral Project drew to a close with the contractors and project staff departing. During the initiative over 90 events were held, engaging over 10,000 people. Activities varied from coffee concerts to star gazing and helped the Cathedral to widen and … More The Story of the People’s Cathedral Continues
Guildford Cathedral archives has been undergoing an ambitious project to professionalise our archive and to open it up further to researchers and the local community, which is all part of the wider People’s Cathedral Project. Over the past year we have truly accomplished a great deal and now is the time to stop and … More Tales from the Archives: An Archivist’s Perspective
As part of The People’s Cathedral Project we have been undertaking a very large project aimed at cataloguing, digitising and open our archives up to the general public. Coming along for this journey have been a core team of volunteers who have really got stuck into the tasks in hand, here is just one of … More Adventures in Archiving: A Volunteer Perspective
As Part of the ongoing People’s Cathedral Project at Guildford Cathedral we have been busy working on improving access to our Archive Collections. We have been squirrelling away in the archive stores sorting, listing, appraising, organising and cataloguing our collections meaning they will be easier to search for researchers and members of the public as … More New Digitised Collections ready to view
Welcome to Archive Item of the Week: Where we delve into the archives to highlight some of the unique items within the collection. This week: Service Papers Within our Archive we have an interesting and fascinating collection of Service Papers right from the very beginning of our history, even before the Cathedral was Consecrated in … More Archive Item of the Week: Intriguing Service Papers
Welcome to Archive Item of the Week: Where we delve into the archives to highlight some of the unique items within the collection. This Week: Alms Bags. Our People’s Cathedral Archivist shares items within the collection that demonstrate just what goes into designing an alms bag. The textiles of Guildford Cathedral are very unique and have … More Archive Item of the Week: Alms Bags
In Guildford Cathedral Archives we are busy working on our archive collections making them fully accessible and searchable on our new catalogue website, which means that they will be much more accessible to staff, researchers and visitors. We are happy to share that after a great big push of activity we can now announce that … More More Collections Ready to Explore
Lent is a season of significance for all Christians. At Guildford Cathedral it is a time for gathering to learn, reflect and worship as we journey towards Holy Week and Easter –itself a time of celebration, new life and hope. Whatever you decide to give up during Lent – (chocolate perhaps!) do join us for … More Things happening at Guildford Cathedral in Lent
Welcome to Archive Item of the Week: Where we delve into the archives to highlight some of the unique items within the collection. This Week: Another look at our Stained Glass. Our People’s Cathedral Archivist shares a unique item of the design process for the Stained Glass. Within Guildford Cathedral Archives are some fascinating insights … More Archive Item of the Week: Designing the Stained Glass – Part II
Welcome to Archive Item of the Week: Where we delve into the archives to highlight some of the unique items within the collection. This Week: Stained Glass. Our People’s Cathedral Archivist shares a unique item from the design process for the stained glass. As with every Cathedral building we have stunning stained glass windows throughout … More Archive Item of the Week: Designing the Stained Glass
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