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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford is the Anglican cathedral at Guildford, Surrey, England.
Guildford was made a diocese in its own right in 1927, and work on its new cathedral, designed by Sir Edward Maufe, began nine years later, with the foundation stone being laid by Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury in 1936
Inside, the cathedral appears to be filled with light, with pale Somerset limestone pillars and white Italian marble floors.
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  Guildford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as being the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region.
Guildford was made a diocese in 1927, and Guildford Cathedral was consecrated in 1961.
Guildford Cathedral is adjacent to the university's main campus and the Royal Surrey County Hospital is nearby.
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 Guildford - Wikitravel
Guildford is a town and borough in Surrey in the south of England.
Guildford is the county town of Surrey, but not the administrative centre (that is Kingston-upon-Thames, which is actually in a London borough).
Guildford is the economic and cultural centre of the whole of West Surrey, traditionally not so much of a commuter town as Woking, Weybridge and other Surrey towns.
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 Guildform - Freiburg's English Twin Town
Guildford is situated in the beautiful county of Surrey in southern England.
Guildford's prosperity in the late middle ages was mainly due to a flourishing wool industry.
In 1979 the twinning was sealed in Guildford and in Freiburg by Dr. Keidel and the Mayor of Guildford, Mr.
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 Guildford Cathedral: Stag Hill
The cathedral was finally consecrated in 1961 after delays caused by the depression of the 1930’s and World War II, and was completed in 1964.
The explanation for this is that the cathedral was meant to be a ‘temple of the spoken word’.
Prior to winning the competition to design Guildford Cathedral, Sir Edward Maufe designed St Thomas's of Hanwell, London and had been involved in restoration work on a number of other religious buildings.
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 Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Foldout   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This former Parish church became a cathedral in 1905, and the diocese was established in 1905
The cathedral was founded in 995 as a final resting place for the remains of Saint Cuthbert, which had been moved about for many years after they had been removed from Lindisfarne and the threat of the Vikings.
The cathedral was ransacked during the Rising of the North.
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 Guildford Castle
Guildford Castle, however, is not one of those that have left a mark on British history.
It has frequently been claimed that Guildford Castle was built to control the Wey gap or to protect London from an invasion from the south coast (this latter explanation cannot possibly hold water; the coast of France was, of course, held by the Normans themselves).
The keep, or "castrum", constituted the castle as far as the military and financial arrangements were concerned, whereas the "king's houses" or "domus" was the group of buildings within the outer wall of the castle in the bailey.
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 Gary Brooker Ensemble at Guildford Cathedral : press release
The Surrey Chamber of Commerce and Guildford Cathedral are working together to host a gala charity concert in aid of the tsunami survivors in Southeast Asia.
The concert, scheduled for Saturday evening, 16th April, will be held at Guildford Cathedral, which offers an impression of dignity, beauty, lightness and space created by the building's pale Somerset sandstone pillars and white Italian marble floors.
Refectory, the caterers at Guildford Cathedral, will be offering refreshments during the interval, and also a pre-concert supper from 5pm.
www.procolharum.com /005/gb-ensemble_guildford_pr-release.htm   (464 words)

  
 The Mystery Worshipper: The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford
The church: The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford, England.
The cathedral is huge and was perhaps one-third full; many people had come from the parishes of the three collated individuals.
Cathedral choirs and acoustics are very special and I hope we can all join in this kind of thing when we do get there, but I can't say I felt as though I was in heaven at any point.
www.ship-of-fools.com /Mystery/2003/625Mystery.html   (957 words)

  
 History of Guildford cathedral choir school – of choristers ancient and modern
The date is September 1960, the cathedral is barely finished and there is still a lot to be done to the organ, there is no choir and no choir school, and the consecration of the cathedral is fixed for 17 May 1961.
On 18 January 1962 The Hallé Orchestra gave a concert in the cathedral conducted by Barbirolli at which all the proceeds were given to the Cathedral Music Fund.
On the tenth anniversary of the consecration, the choir gave a mammoth concert in the cathedral and sang some of the music in their coming tour of the north west when they visited Bolton, Cartmel Priory, Chester and the Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool.
www.ofchoristers.net /Chapters/Guildford.htm   (3796 words)

  
 Guildford
Guildford, the town of the ford, is located in a gap in the North Downs where the River Wey breaks through the hills.
Prior to the rise of Portsmouth as a Naval Dockyard, Guildford was on the Medieval route from London to Winchester.
Cathedrals in England are some of the country's finest example of architecture, Guildford Cathedral is the notable exception.
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 Guildford Cathedral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
There is easy access from the Guildford by-pass (A3).
If entering Guildford from Horsham (A281) or Godalming (A3100), leave the central gyratory system at the exit marked Farnham (A31).
After crossing the railway bridge take the first turning right into Guildford Park Road and continue along Madrid Road and The Chase for 3/4 mile.
www.guildford-cathedral.org /directions.html   (132 words)

  
 Guildford Cathedral
Guildford Cathedral dominates the town from its imposing position on Stag Hill.
Most of all it deserves to be viewed from the inside where the honey coloured stone and marble floors combine with soaring arches giving an impression of lightness, space and tranquillity.
From its commanding hilltop position, Guildford Cathedral, on Stag Hill, is an imposing landmark.
www.guildford.gov.uk /GuildfordWeb/Tourism/Groups/GuildfordCathedral.htm   (275 words)

  
 Stephen Farr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Stephen Farr is Organist and Master of the Choristers at Guildford Cathedral, only the fourth musician to hold this post since the cathedral's consecration in 1961, and became Director of the Guildford Chamber Choir in 2001.
While at Oxford, he toured with the cathedral choir in North and South America, Europe and Australia - including a concerto performance in Sydney Opera House - and participated in numerous recordings and broadcasts in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
Since his arrival at Guildford, the Cathedral choir has recorded two CDs and appeared on Channel 4 and BBC Radio 3; he was also responsible for the musical direction of the various major services and concerts to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the cathedral's consecration.
www.guildfordchamberchoir.org.uk /Conductor.html   (491 words)

  
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 Guildford, Surrey, home of the 1st Guildford BB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Guildford is the county town of Surrey (England, UK) and also serves as market town for many of the small villages of West Surrey.
Guildford Chambers have a site listing all the aspects of legal services available and introducing the barristers that practice from Guildford Chambers.
Guildford Business Forum is a joint venture between Guildford Chamber of Commerce and Guildford Borough.
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 Guildford Cathedral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The new diocese of Guildford was formed in 1927, but it was not until 1961 that the Cathedral was completed for the consecration (with a few minor exceptions); the outbreak of the second world war meant that work was halted during this period, and for a good few years afterwards.
It was the first Anglican Cathedral to be built on a new site in the South of England since the Reformation.
The austerity of the mainly red brick clad exterior is somewhat softened by the gilded copper angel which sits aloft the central tower at over 150 feet high.
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 The Best and Worst Places to Live in Britain
Guildford is the county town of Surrey, as well as being the administrative headquarters of the South East England region.
P.G. Wodehouse was born in Guildford in 1881.
Lewis Carroll, writer of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, lived in Guildford and is buried in the Mount Cemetery.
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Thirty minutes south of London, the Guildford Cathedral towers over the rolling countryside and dwarfs the rest of this tiny village.
Step inside the cathedral, and you can't help but feel as though you're living in a fairy tale: The church feels out of place, yet perfectly set on the landscape as though someone swooped in from above and plopped it down in the middle of a sea of green grass.
Late in the evening, while the nearby cathedral basks in amber spotlights, the Lionhead office is almost pitch fl, save for the glow of computer monitors.
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 Guildford Cathedral in Surrey - South East England - UK Attraction
Guildford Cathedral in Surrey - South East England - UK Attraction
Guildford Cathedral is the only cathedral to be built on a new site in the southern Province of England since the Reformation.
Guildford Cathedral serves as a beacon witnessing to the knowledge and love of God.
www.ukattraction.com /south-east-england/guildford-cathedral.htm   (200 words)

  
 HTAG Guildford - October 2004 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Guildford Cathedral's Christmas Concert is on Saturday 11 December 2004 at 7.30 pm.
On Saturday in the Cathedral at 7.30 pm, 30 October, the Guildford Philharmonic Choir are singing Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius".
Guildford School of Acting Conservatoire presents a fully staged entertainment featuring favourtie songs old and new in aid of TALK, helping people with dysphasia, on Saturday 20 November at 7.30 pm, United Reform Church, Portsmouth Road, Guildford.
www.htag-guildford.org /October_2004_News   (1611 words)

  
 Guildford. Welcome to our 2000 Christmas Shopping Guide.
From these car parks you can catch one of the guildford link buses which run every 12 minutes and take you to the Friary Centre bus station (journey time approximately 7 minutes).
There are a number of long and short stay car parks within walking distance of Guildford town centre.
Guildford Borough Council is now running a free shuttle bus.
www.guildford.org.uk /christmas-guide/page10.html   (337 words)

  
 The Mystery Worshipper: Guildford Cathedral, Surrey
The church: The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford, Surrey.
The building: Guildford is the first Anglican Cathedral to be built on a new site in the south of England since the Reformation.
Built in a traditional style on the summit of Stag Hill, work began in 1933 and the cathedral was consecrated in 1961.
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 Telegraph | News
The Anglican cathedral was consecrated in 1961 after a troubled construction that had taken several decades and with all work coming to a halt during the Second World War.
Yesterday an important step towards the final completion of the cathedral was made with the dedication of nine new stone carvings over the West Front Doors.
The carvings were made by Charlie Gurrey, the ecclesiastical sculptor from York, at a cost of £250,000 raised by the Friends of Guildford Cathedral.
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 Some notes for Quantitative Methods, lecture 3
Two hours after starting, he is 26 miles from Guildford Cathedral.
If his distance from the cathedral is y, the time (in hours) is x, calculate values of m and c such that
The question tells us that `Two hours after starting, he is 26 miles from Guildford Cathedral.' At 10 mph, he covers 20 miles in 2 hours.
www.ee.surrey.ac.uk /Personal/J.Deane/Teach/qm1/lecs/lec3.html   (762 words)

  
 Priory CDs
Whitlock for Choir The Choir of Rochester Cathedral, Roger Sayer, director, William Whitehead, organist.
Ripon Cathedral’s organ, new by T. Lewis in 1878 and rebuilt 1912-26 by Harrison and Harrison, is ideal to render this music.
The Roskilde Cathedral Organ was built in 1554 by Herman Raphaelis and was restored by Marcussen in 1990 to replicate its first major rebuild (1654).
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 Guildford Cathedral Cross from HMS Ganges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This large wooden cross was erected in 1933 at the top of Stag Hill in Guildford, Surrey.
Made from the teak timbers of HMS Ganges, the old training ship that was launched at Bombay in 1821.
In 1991/92 this cross was renovated by T.S. Fenner and son and was funded by the HMS Ganges Association (Solent Division).
www.axfordsabode.org.uk /gangesx.htm   (79 words)

  
 Sir John Stainer - The Crucifixion [JQ]: Classical CD Reviews- April 2003 MusicWeb(UK)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Stainer, who was then in charge of the music at St Paul’s Cathedral, wrote it for the choir of another London church, Marylebone Parish Church.
Indeed, he recorded the work many years ago when he was organist at Guildford Cathedral and that recording, using the cathedral choir, has recently reappeared on the Classics for Pleasure label, though I’m afraid it is yoked in a double CD release with Maunder’s Olivet to Calvary.
Barry Rose’s orchestral version of Crucifixion was commissioned by the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra and its first performance took place in Guildford Cathedral on 31 March 2001, the centenary of Stainer’s death.
www.musicweb-international.com /classrev/2003/Jun03/STAINER_crucifix.htm   (1777 words)

  
 Guildford Diocese > Cathedral
Dedicated to the Holy Spirit Guildford Cathedral is one of only two Anglican cathedrals to be built in the United Kingdom on entirely new sites since medieval times.
Building work was delayed due to the War years, but the cathedral was consecrated amid great excitement, in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness Prince Philip on May 17, 1961.
The cathedral is the mother church of the diocese.
www.cofeguildford.org.uk /html/cathedral.shtml   (197 words)

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