CH/20/62

CH/20/62

Item

Repairs and Restoration of The Bishop's Palace for Use by the Cathedral School

Cathedral School pre 1969

1946-1969

1 file

Contains correspondence and other documents relating to the transfer of the Bishop's Palace to the Cathedral School and the necessary repairs and restoration of the Palace. Includes: demolition of a wall adjoining Bishop Wordsworth's School; repairs to and financing of the Palace drawing room; two diagrammatic sketches of the drawing room frieze by Potter and Hare; grant from The Pilgrim Trust for the redecoration of the drawing room,; tours of the Palace for tourists; correspondence with the Historic Buildings Council and The Ministry of Works; draft legal charge with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners dated 30 June 1947; transfer of possession of 'The Palace Hut' for use by the School; correspondence and accounts regarding the repair and restoration of the Palace; return of the 'American Organ' by the Bishop in 1947; layout of buildings on Palace land leased to Bishop Wordsworth's School.

English

Material: paper