Throughout the kneeler collection runs a number of themes, both of the sacred and of the secular variety. Amongst the religious iconography, institutional associations, references to places and military crests are a handful displaying unique imagery devoted to some notable individuals. On this note I thought I’d spare the geography lecturing for today and move onto … More Profiles from Prayer Pillows
Welcome to Archive item of the week: where we delve into Guildford Cathedral Archives to highlight sine if the unique items within the collection. This week: The Charterhouse Connection. Our People’s Cathedral Archivist takes a rare look at the connection between the Cathedral and Charterhouse School resulting in the Charterhouse Window. Within Guildford … More Archive item of the week : The Charterhouse Connection
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I’ve had a lot of interest in my project subsequent to my last blog post which has been great – unless you are all just being nice. I’ll take it as the former. With all this attention I was hoping to find a kneeler devoted to Europe for a chance…
Welcome to Archive item of the week: where we delve into Guildford Cathedral Archives to highlight some of the unique items within the collection. This week: Sculpture. Our People’s Cathedral Archivist takes a look into a controversial sculpture proposal. Within the Cathedral there many examples of brilliant pieces of artwork and sculpture that visitors and … More A Controversial Sculpture: Archive item of the week
Welcome to Archive item of the week: where we delve into Guildford Cathedral Archives to highlight some of the unique items within the collection. This week: The Textiles of the Cathedral. Our People’s Cathedral Archivist takes a rare look into the designs of the kneelers. The Guildford Cathedral kneelers, you may be aware of … More Kneelers in the making : Archive item of the week
Do you have an interest in archives, history or heritage? Are you interested in gaining work experience in an archive? Or are you a member of the local community who has a strong connection to the cathedral? If the answer is yes to any of the above questions then we would love to hear from you! … More Archive seeks new volunteers
Welcome to Archive item of the week: where we delve into Guildford Cathedral Archives to highlight some of the unique items within the collection. This week: the Guildford Cathedral Choir. Our People’s Cathedral Archivist takes a rare look at the history of the Choir to reveal a little known fact. This week we are focusing … More Making History: The day the Choir secured an EMI recording contract
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