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The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford, commonly known as Guildford Cathedral, is the Anglican cathedral in Guildford, Surrey, England. Earl Onslow donated the first 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land on which the cathedral stands, with Viscount Bennett, a former Prime Minister of Canada, purchasing the remaining land and donating it to the cathedral in 1947.
A distinctive Guildford Cathedral Drainpipe. Edward Maufe wanted even the building's fittings to reflect "the glory of god" The exterior sculpture of Guildford Cathedral provides many artistic features, including sculptures, engravings and more by some of England’s finest sculptors and craftsmen of the 1950s and 1960s.
Guildford Cathedral. The Diocese of Guildford was created in 1927 out of the northern part of the Diocese of Winchester. [111] [112] Holy Trinity Church, the largest church in the town, became the cathedral. However, by May of the following year, it was obvious that it was too small to hold the status permanently and the Diocesan Conference ...
Dennis Huntley was born in Weybridge, Surrey, England on 6 December 1928.He studied at Wimbledon School of Art before attending London University. [1]Besides Huntley's work for Guildford Cathedral, his work, The Scholar, at the former Henry Thornton School in Clapham, London is also notable. [1]
Guildford Cathedral. The Dean of Guildford is the head (primus inter pares – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Guildford Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit in Guildford. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Guildford and seat of the ...
Katherine Dienes also known as Katherine Dienes-Williams (born in Wellington, 10 January 1970) [1] is a New Zealand-born organist, conductor and composer.She is currently Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral [2] and is the first woman to hold the most senior musical post in a Church of England cathedral.
Guildford Cathedral. The Diocese of Guildford is a Church of England diocese covering eight and half of the eleven districts in Surrey, much of north-east Hampshire and a parish in Greater London. The cathedral is Guildford Cathedral and the bishop is the Bishop of Guildford. Of the two provinces of the church, it is in the Province of Canterbury.
Holy Trinity Church was initially used as the cathedral for the new Diocese of Guildford, but it was judged too small for the task, and in 1928 the diocese decided to build a new cathedral. Work began in 1933, but the Second World War delayed the construction considerably, and it was not consecrated until 1961, although services had been held ...