CH/20/61

CH/20/61

Item

Relocation of the Cathedral School to The Bishop's Palace and the Occupation of Mompsson House by the Bishop

Cathedral School 1940s

circa 1945-1949

1 file

Contains correspondence, reports and other papers relating to the proposed transfer of the Cathedral School to the Bishop's Palace. Includes: Report to, and minutes of, a special meeting of the School's Committee; consideration of the financial impact and needs of the transfer; condition survey (1946) of the current Cathedral School (Wren House); condition survey (1949) of The Bishop's Palace; the use and future of the 'Palace Hut' including correspondence with the Church of England Board for the Welfare of the Imperial Forces within the Diocese of Salisbury; a letter from Canon Quirk regarding the new location of the collection of paintings of Bishops to be moved to Mompesson House; confirmation of transfer by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for the exchange of Bishop's Palace for Mompesson House and No 52 the Close; references to two books as diocesan 'treasures'; draft lease of No 71 the Close to The Bishop Suffragan of Sherborne (J M Key) dated 6 September 1948; draft tenancy agreement with the Trustees of the Salisbury Diocesan Training College for the Gardeners Cottage and garden at South Canonry dated 31 May 1947; future financing of the school at The Bishop's Palace.

English

Material: paper