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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.
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The cathedral tower is 156 feet (48 metres) high and holds 12 bells weighing in total some 6.5 tons. Above the south balcony is the sculptor Dennis Huntley’s St Hubert which was carved by Huntley “in situ”. Above the east balcony is a WWI Memorial depicting a mother and child, carved by sculptor Nicholas Thompson in situ in 2016.
Whitechapel has supplied bells to several cathedrals. Guildford Cathedral in Surrey had a peal of 10 bells (later augmented to 12), [37] Canterbury Cathedral augmented its bells to a peal of 14 in 1981, [38] and the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. in 1962. [39]
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]
Bellfounding is the casting and tuning of large bronze bells in a foundry for use such as in churches, clock towers and public buildings, either to signify the time or an event, or as a musical carillon or chime.
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 ...
Alan Collins (15 August 1928 – 18 October 2016) was an English-born sculptor noted for his work at Guildford Cathedral.After continuing his career in England, Collins moved to the United States and continued working there as an artist and, for more than 20 years, as a professor of art at Seventh-day Adventist universities.