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Salisbury Cathedral Scrap-book 4

Salisbury Cathedral Scrapbook 4

1932 - 1975

1 volume

A purpose-made scrap-book with an abstract coloured design on the cover with a banner heading, "Salisbury Cathedral Scrapbook". The book contains mainly press-cuttings with some illustrations and material from other printed sources, all relating to the history, features and contents of the Cathedral and to people associated with it. Contents and principal topics referred to include: the installation of Henry Charles Robins as Dean of Salisbury (1949); the installation of Robert Hamilton Moberley as Dean of Salisbury (1952); the retirement of Kenneth Haworth and appointment of William Fenton Morley as Dean of Salisbury (1971); an illustrated article by Geoffrey Grigson, introducing a radio portrait of Salisbury Cathedral (1955); the removal of Sir George Gilbert Scott's choir screen (1959) and laying of a new Choir pavement (early 1960s); the installation of a bronze sculpture, "Crucifixion", by Barbara Hepworth; an illustrated article,"The Quiet Life of a Cathedral Close", including a photograph of choristers rehearsing with the organist, David Willcocks (1949); controversy about the Chapter House windows (1967); the purchase of an 11th Century St Augustine manuscript attributed to St Osmund which had allegedly been removed from the Cathedral library by James I's librarian in 1622 (1959); the closure to vehicles of the St Ann Street gate (1965); homage on the death of George VI (1952); visit of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1958); "The Salisbury Triumph", a historic pageant (1967); visit of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh for the distribution of Maundy Money (1974); visit of Donald Coggan, Archbishop of Canterbury, as part of the celebrations of the 900th anniversary of the founding of the Salisbury diocese at Old Sarum (1975); Son et Lumiière at the Cathedral (1966); the felling of the "Waterloo" elm trees (1976); the centenary of the "Father" Willis organ (1976); and the introduction of entry charges (1973). Two items loosely interleaved in the scrap-book are now housed in a separate envelope: the launch of an appeal for £100,000 for repair of the spire (1950); "Old Sarum looked like this", with information about a Service of Thanksgiving and Dedication at Old Sarum on 1 July in "Coronation year" (1953).

English

Material: paper

Eward, Suzanne